A biography for Domino Kirkehasn’t been written yet.
“The minute I had him, my son, I realized that I had to just time-manage in a way that I never had to before.”
“People should listen to my music if they just want to know me better.”
“I love a jumpsuit, and I have a bunch of them. I'm known for wearing them like a uniform.”
“I was sort of getting used to being a single mom, maybe a little too used to it.”
“Music is everything.”
“I've always put out EPs because I had a kid and never had the time to tour and do what it takes to support a record.”
“I had to learn to respect the relationship my son had with his father outside of the three of us.”
“I feel like doulas put the ball back in the mom's court. They trust you to normalize the high drama.”
“It's two different brains: the mom brain that's, like, selfless and ego-free, and the on-stage 'Look at me. Like, listen to my song. Hope you like it.' There, it is all ego.”
“I'm not like, 'I'm a famous doula.' I'm a doula. I'm trying to find a way to get rid of the stigma around 'You're the singer; You're the actor' - we have to be able to do more than one thing.”
“Big Thief is destined for greatness.”
“The work I do when I'm not making music is very much about service, helping women give birth or aiding in family planning.”
“I got married, and it was a bit of a whirlwind I wasn't expecting for the next phase for Penn and I.”
“I'm still a really shy performer and can't wear high heels and need to be with bare feet.”
“No one listens to CDs anymore. Who even owns a CD? I used to bring my CDs to shows, and it was, like, a guarantee that everyone would buy one. Nope! Not anymore.”
“I grew up around a lot of artists and people passing through. I learned so much from them. I felt the safest with them - and the most endangered.”
“When I sing, I feel calm.”
“I have always been more of a truth-seeking person since I was quite young.”
“My family realized I was going to do birth work and then music; they were like, 'What's a doula? This is not what you were meant to do!' And I was like, 'Everyone thinks they can only do one thing.'”
“I am a sucker for an old pair of Levi's and a worn-out shirt.”