I think the Internet really ...

I think the Internet really sussed things into perspective. Because twelve years ago, I could spend my days on writing and running my band and touring and making posters and practicing with my band and working on my vocals, but I didn't spend a large pie chart of my time sifting through criticism as well, and nowadays I do, and all female artists do, because to be able to promote your work, you need to live in those spaces.
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Sometimes I have a terrible feeling that I am dying not from the virus, but from being untouchable.
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For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.
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I maintain couchsurfing and crowdsurfing are basically the same thing — you're falling into the audience and you're trusting each other.
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I think people have been obsessed with the wrong question, which is how do we make people pay for music? What if we started asking, how do we let people pay for music?
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If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you're worthy.
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