“I don't think I realized right away that I was switching from being a fan into being a performer. I've always tried to maintain that duality, because I think fandom is a way of being porous and curious, but it did feel like a step forward.”

American musician, actress, writer, director and comedian

Carrie Rachel Brownstein is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first became known as a member of the band Excuse 17, and later as a founder of the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. Her work spans music, television, and writing, and she is known for a career that moves between performance and commentary. The available facts point to a figure whose public presence is tied above all to alternative rock, with a broader creative role across several forms of media.