Kim Gordon

“People pay to see others believe in themselves.”

“The girl in a band is a subversive image.”

“Women are 'hyper-socialized' to be nurturing and caring, which can be a real drag. Men are not.”

“I think that the Internet is going to affect the way that we relate to analysis, and it's going to make it a much more superficial.”

“When you're a woman, you're expected to be a decent person.”

“The whole point of what we're doing is to be responsible for our own image and content.”

“If you're a woman and you're in a band, you're always a 'girl in a band.' It's this weird ghetto.”

“I just thought, 'I'm not going to be a chick in a band.' I'm not going to be the 'chick singer.'”

“The word 'girl' has been co-opted by marketing.”

“There's a male-gaze that's always present.”

“I've always been interested in the idea of the 'femme fatale' and how that is a projection of male anxiety.”

“Art is a way of processing things in your life.”

“I don't really have a sense of nostalgia. I'm more into the future.”

“I always feel like the art world is a little bit of a scam.”

“Punk rock was a rebellion against the status quo, and that's what's missing from music today.”