There are so many times that, as a woman in the music industry, you're asked questions no male musician would ever be asked. Corin Tucker More Quotes by Corin Tucker More Quotes From Corin Tucker When in doubt, I always go vintage! Get a ruffled dress and throw a t-shirt over it. Corin Tucker dress t-shirt vintage doubt My love of reading and the English language is something given to me by my parents, and I've passed it on to my children. Corin Tucker parents me love children Twenty years later, twenty years after I joined the women's movement, we're still talking about the same issues. We're still talking about reproductive rights for women, and we're still talking about getting equal pay for women. And that's just frustrating. Corin Tucker just equal women talking The eighties were my teen years, so the GoGos are sort of a touchstone. Corin Tucker eighties teen were years I think that, by and large, the predominant voice we hear in rock music is a white male voice. Corin Tucker think music voice white I do think we have a long way to go in terms of the culture around women still being career women, and asking a woman about her career and her work, just seeing them as fully validated human beings in the workplace. Corin Tucker woman women work culture When I started playing music, it was all face-to-face. Corin Tucker face-to-face playing started music I think 'Amazing Race' is sometimes like being on tour. Corin Tucker amazing think race sometimes The first show I ever played was the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia, Washington. It was girl night, and I was in Heavens To Betsy. I had just turned 18. Corin Tucker first just girl night I think having musical training as a child was really, really important. I studied piano as a child. Piano is a great instrument to understand musical theory on. I think I have that in my brain somewhere. Corin Tucker great child training brain I've always been a writer who does simplistic, simple melodies. But I think it works. Corin Tucker who think always simple I was a really big R.E.M. fan when I was like, in my freshman year of high school. I was a huge R.E.M. fan. Corin Tucker high like high-school school I do love dance music. I love Daft Punk. I mean, I was a child in the '80s, so bands like the Eurythmics and just so many great '80s bands were dance bands, but they had the whole soul thing happening, too. Corin Tucker music dance soul love I'm pretty straightforward as a performer, but I do have a bit of a diva in me. Corin Tucker diva pretty me straightforward Aretha Franklin, she's just the most amazing singer ever. But I think there are so many singers that I just loved and sang along to on the radio. I guess I just enjoy trying out different styles along the way. Corin Tucker loved amazing think enjoy I think Pussy Riot is amazing. I'm honored that they were inspired by riot grrl, and obviously they're making history around the world. Corin Tucker amazing think history world I feel really privileged that I've been able to be an activist and a musician for over 20 years now, and I've always been able to say whatever I want. I think that's something we Americans really take for granted, but it's a big deal, and it's not something most people in the world are able to do. Corin Tucker feel think people world I think there's a huge lack of political artists in America, and I think it really speaks to our consumeristic culture and how people are driven to be financially successful here. It's such a shame that we don't have people who are more inspired than that. Corin Tucker think political culture people It's great for my daughter to see Beyonce and Taylor Swift, women that are in charge of their own careers, writing songs from their own perspective and taking people to task. That's very different from when I was growing up - it was all like, 'Stand by your man.' Corin Tucker man women daughter people Part of this whole Sleater-Kinney 2.0 is breaking the rules. We wanted to tell our story... we feel like we need to stand up for ourselves. Corin Tucker stand-up stand story feel
