Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young gi… — Quoted

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“Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit.”

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I've always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.

Change

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What I wanted to do in rock 'n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.

Poetry

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My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around.

Mom

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In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

Art