Lights

“I think that as you evolve as a person and an artist, your creative process evolves and changes, too.”

“Being a mom makes it harder to find time to write and it gets harder to find time to sit down and do a vocal, because there's a baby behind you crying.”

“I think there's this standard in our society that when we become a mother, we just become a mother, and that's all you are. That's an amazing thing, but I think you're doing your child a disservice by not following your dreams either. I work really hard to make sure that I'm chasing all the things I always dreamed of.”

“I don't know what I did with time before I had a kid.”

“You need to enjoy what you're doing in order to do something good. You can't force it.”

“I wish, to be honest, that there were more myths about me. I wish I was more of a mythical person, and that then I'd have myths to dispel.”

“You have to learn how to deal with curve balls.”

“Getting to be a musician for ten years is very different from being a musician for a year. You get different stories, and have a different connection with the fans after ten years.”

“Writing something about motherhood, I think that would be pretty cheesy.”

“It's an added layer of duties and responsibilities, but it takes away from a lot of the arbitrary pressures that I've felt before. I just enjoy every moment more, and that's the beauty of being a mom.”

“Growing up, I was always blown away by 'Star Trek' and 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.' The retro sci-fi thing.”

“Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half empty - instead of half full. There's no explanation for it.”

“An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the same words may mean something else. Music is so powerful that way: It dictates and soundtracks our moods.”

“I think people act on their emotions without thinking on them and one of our biggest faults as humans is our instinct to do that. I know I've done it. I'm trying to learn how to control that.”

“It's a constant struggle in the comic community to be considered a book and to be considered art, but it's just as time-consuming as any other art, and it's just as powerful of a read as any book.”

“I have my DS with me all the time on the road.”

“After I had a kid, I value every minute of time that I have alone and I don't take it for granted anymore.”

“There are no rules. And there are no boundaries in terms of where your imagination can take you. That is so necessary for music.”

“There is something empowering about being a female warrior to me.”

“I started as a pretty quiet kid and have had to evolve into a performer.”