Kim Shattuck

“I love having the control over the end result and not having to go through some committee to get something approved. I feel sorry for people, like actors, because unless you're Woody Allen or Mel Gibson, they don't have much say in the decisions that affect their work.”

“People get sucked into being so show-bizy. I mean this is show biz, but I just can't do anything that's not in my DNA.”

“I saw the Bangles before I was in a band. I really liked their rhythm. That was right when I was trying to learn how to play guitar. I was really frustrated because I couldn't strum, and then I saw Susannah Hoffs do this cool strum on a song, and it was my goal after that to learn how to do that strum.”

“People say I sound a lot like the Ramones and it's probably because I'm influenced by the same '60s groups, but I was never a strict Ramones fan.”

“I was going through a lot of upheavals in my brain. The only way I could really get stuff out was to write songs.”

“I've been singing quieter because I live in a thin-walled apartment.”

“I'm a basically decent person.”

“I got sick and tired of hearing bands that didn't mean anything to me. I mean, there are some bands out there that are good, but if you want to hear stuff you want to hear, you got to do it yourself.”

“I've actually said 'get off my grass' to people before. They were skateboarding on my grass!”

“One thing I learned is that I don't want to be in an all-girl band again. Besides, most of my friends are guys, anyway.”

“I'm still a fan of the Pixies!”

“I've got too much fire in my blood.”

“You can tell a dumb guy a mile away.”

“For a show, I can bear a little longer than 45 minutes, not including encores.”

“When I first wanted to play guitar it was because I had seen Brian Setzer. He's so good! I mean I was just blown away.”

“People who like girl bands are really different from regular band fans.”

“I really can't categorize the Muffs music.”

“I'm a huge fan of sing-songy lyrics and loud guitars. Whatever punk band does that gets a gold star!”

“I have that weird thing where, if someone confronts me, I just get as bold as possible.”

“I think real life is weirder than fiction.”