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I think there's this standard in our society that when we become a mother, we just become a mother, and that's all you are. That's an amazing thing, but I think you're doing your child a disservice by not following your dreams either. I work really hard to make sure that I'm chasing all the things I always dreamed of.

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Work Society Dreams

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Growing up, I was always blown away by 'Star Trek' and 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.' The retro sci-fi thing.

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I think one of the biggest lessons I continue to learn is having humility and being thankful for what you have because everything's a grind and it doesn't get easier.

Thankful You Very

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I think Warped Tour's bringing something special to me.

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You can't go with the intention of writing something inspirational. You just have to go with the right heart.

Inspirational Art You

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It's an added layer of duties and responsibilities, but it takes away from a lot of the arbitrary pressures that I've felt before. I just enjoy every moment more, and that's the beauty of being a mom.

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I sleep in a bunk bed because my studio's under it. It's like a loft bed.

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Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out.

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Love is so much more than gender: You fall in love with a person.

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Music has always been a visual thing to me, so writing and drawing the 'Skin&Earth' comics, which tie cohesively with the music, was an obvious move for me as an artist.

Music Art Writing

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For me, the biggest gauge for success in a project is people's reaction to it and what they're saying about it and if they're sharing it on social media.

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I've never been this massive artist, but I've always had this really wicked cool fanbase - people that really dive in, know every single B-side, and cosplay characters at our shows.

Cool Art Wicked

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I think that as you evolve as a person and an artist, your creative process evolves and changes, too.

Change Art Your

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I've been stung by a jellyfish.

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When I had my baby, it really freed my mind. No matter how well you do or how unsuccessful you are, there's still somebody who thinks you're the best in the world.

Success You World

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I think people end up connecting somehow when they have a lot in common.

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There is something empowering about being a female warrior to me.

War Power Warrior

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You have to learn how to deal with curve balls.

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I started as a pretty quiet kid and have had to evolve into a performer.

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I think a lot of the time, comic art is dismissed as... not art, and comic writing is dismissed as not literature.

Time Art Writing

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I'm kind of obsessed with laser guns.

I remember when I would write a song as a kid, I would also write out on paper what the drums would do, what the bass would do, and what the vocals would be doing.

I think people act on their emotions without thinking on them and one of our biggest faults as humans is our instinct to do that. I know I've done it. I'm trying to learn how to control that.

I loved comics for a long time, loved the medium, and I love where comics are going. It's on the forefront of social issues, and there's no production value limit, so you can create an entire world. As long as you can visualize it, you can make it a reality.

I collect Wonder Woman - from comics to paraphernalia, and I even have a tattoo of her on my back.

You should write songs about what you feel, but you can't write in such a way like it's a diary entry. You should write it in a way that people understand in their lives.

I love going home to my family, hanging out, and playing video games.

I've been a fan of 'Wonder Woman' as long as I remember knowing who Wonder Woman was. And being able to draw or write 'Wonder Woman' would be amazing.

Even into a spiritual level I believe that there are dimensions around us that we can't see and forces happening that we can't explain. It's too lame to not think that.

It's a constant struggle in the comic community to be considered a book and to be considered art, but it's just as time-consuming as any other art, and it's just as powerful of a read as any book.

Being a performer and recording artist and playing 'World of Warcraft' - that's a pretty time-intensive combination.

Not that I sound anything like her, but I grew up singing like Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion was definitely my favourite artist when I was 12.

Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half empty - instead of half full. There's no explanation for it.

I can't be like, 'This week I'm going to be a musician, and next week I'm going to be a mom.' It has to be a little bit of everything, every day, all of the time.

What puts me in the perspective of the power of a song is listening to it at full volume.

I'm very into superhero culture and stuff like that, so I always think on very epic terms.

I think there's this standard in our society that when we become a mother, we just become a mother, and that's all you are. That's an amazing thing, but I think you're doing your child a disservice by not following your dreams either. I work really hard to make sure that I'm chasing all the things I always dreamed of.

You know, you can't give this unattainable superhero and expect people to identify with them. It's a cool story to read, but I never identified with Wonder Woman, until I read the story like, where she goes blind for a year and ends up in the underworld.

I've learned how to be confident and not be nervous in a paralyzing way, and I've learned that it's best not to close yourself off from people, you let people in.

It's hard to be a credible musician as a girl with a decent face. Which sucks. I'm always gonna push to make a record that represents what I like.

I don't know what I did with time before I had a kid.

I was in bands all through my youth. Things started out more acoustic and then piano ballads. Then R&B followed by sappy pop music and then rock, punk and heavy metal.

I really like my microwave.

I don't sweat the little stuff anymore. The little worries, I just don't have time for them anymore.

You need to enjoy what you're doing in order to do something good. You can't force it.

A word can change so much depending on how you say it, or how you sing it.

The comic hobbyists world is so passionate about the details and the lore and the more you get into that, the more interesting it is for you.

When I'm at home, I get what I need to get done during the day and reward myself with a little 'WoW' time at night. Some people read a book before they go to bed.

I think we all struggle with mental health.

I wish, to be honest, that there were more myths about me. I wish I was more of a mythical person, and that then I'd have myths to dispel.

Being a mom makes it harder to find time to write and it gets harder to find time to sit down and do a vocal, because there's a baby behind you crying.