There’s a lot of rage… you have to express it somehow. If I didn’t express it in song, I’d become incredibly violent.

Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama, Shakespeare’s Sister)


Dude, people tell I’m crazy at least on a weekly basis!

Tay Jardine (We Are The In Crowd)


Even when I took the drugs I realized that this just wasn’t fun anymore. The drugs had become a part of my routine. Something to wake me up. Something to help me sleep. Something to calm my nerves. There was a time when I was able to wake up, go to sleep, and have fun without a pill or a line to help me function. These days it felt like I might have a nervous breakdown if I didn’t have them.

Cherie Currie (The Runaways)


I found my inner bitch and ran with her

Courtney Love (Hole)


I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women’s rules.

Joan Jett (The Runaways)


I think that our lyrics are definitely dark, but I know for a fact that we pull our inspiration from a million different influences. We listened to everything growing up. Our music isn’t just ‘opera metal’ or ‘gothic pop’ it’s just Evanescence

Amy Lee (Evanescence)


There were so many times I wanted to give up and thought it wasn’t going to happen. But you just hold on and keep pushing. Every day I wake up and I’m grateful.

Maria Brink (In This Moment)


When I first played the electric guitar, it felt like a lightning bolt

Julia Pierce (Cherri Bomb)


There’s symphony of monsters in my belly

Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter)


I don’t care about the fame. I do it because I love music. I like making records and if people like them, then we’ll go along for the ride.

Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)