Kristin Hersh

My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant.

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We didn't really swallow much of the Jesus thing, but we got the vocab.

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I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.

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My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.

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I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference.

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Most of the younger people I knew didn't seem to have a handle on things; they hadn't found their place, they didn't understand how the world works, they didn't understand how to treat other people, and they didn't know how to stop thinking about themselves.

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