Quotes from Kim Shattuck

I wanted to play the drums, but I had no rhythm.

You can't have an ego when you're a team. One person can't really rule the roost.

The whole idea of doing an album is overwhelming sometimes. But, I get inspired when I get inspired and that's when it flows easily.

I had heard a live show, where my voice didn't sound the way I wanted to hear it and I got paranoid. I'm not an amazing singer, I just belt it out in this crappy old way, but for a while I had it in my head that I couldn't sing.

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

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 grew up around religious and elevator music. I didn't know any better, so I just thought music was kind of bland. So I didn't listen to much as kid.

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 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 just don't like to do photography for money.

I gravitated toward photography. That's what I really did well.

I really liked the Sex Pistols when they came out and I thought they had a lot of melody.

I really can't categorize the Muffs music.

I'm still a fan of the Pixies!

I always complain.

I like clubs, I like sweat, I like people right up in my space.

A lot of people accuse me of copying Courtney Love.

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.

I'm a basically decent person.

I am a perfectionist and the only reason why I started producing is because I didn't want to argue with a producer.

When people hear sing-songy melodies, they think the lyrics will be nice, too. I guess there's a depressing or psychotic side to my personality that pops out in the lyrics.

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

Heavy metal is the enemy. Everybody but me keeps going back and forth between metal and punk, but I'm narrow-minded and a purist. I'd never mess with it.