Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hershis an American singer, songwriter and author, known for her confessional songwriting style in her solo work and with her rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave. Her guitar work and composition style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk. Hersh's lyrics have a stream-of-consciousness style, reflecting her personal experiences. As an advocate of independent collaboration, much of her music has been released on independent labels and online...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth7 August 1966
CountryUnited States of America
We were raised to be here now, and to be compassionate, and that's all we took from it, too. Neither of us became particularly groovy people.
We just want to play music that's the best it can possibly be. So we let them play their own games and market it however they can.
I don't know what any of my songs are about, ... I don't know what I'm saying half the time, until I see it written down. It has to feel right coming out of my mouth. I can't be lying. If it sounds beautiful, that's what I need to hear.
Most of the younger people I knew didn't seem to have a handle on things; they hadn't found their place, they didn't understand how the world works, they didn't understand how to treat other people, and they didn't know how to stop thinking about themselves.
I have a beautiful family and I'm in my favourite band. At the same time I don't recommend it. I never sleep and something is always suffering.
When Nirvana was selling records they dangled this carrot in front of underground bands' noses saying well you can be good and a millionaire.
It's not like touring with a rock band. I don't have any friends or equipment of volume on stage, just me. Just me and the chair.
The songs become the show, which is how it should be.
In the end I'm mother, so they take the bitter with the sweet. They listen to the music and they go on tour sometimes, It feels OK most of the time.
My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.
If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me.
I don't like the idea of famous people.
We didn't really swallow much of the Jesus thing, but we got the vocab.
My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant.