I try to relish each of the roles I play in life. If I’m cooking dinner for the kids, I throw on my polka-dotted apron. I might don a smart blazer if I am doing a work presentation. If I play a rock show, there may indeed be glitter and fishnets involved. It’s my way of saying, ‘Thank you, I am glad to be here.’ Corin Tucker Read Quote
When in doubt, I always go vintage! Get a ruffled dress and throw a t-shirt over it. Corin Tucker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I don’t always succeed in creating a delicious dinner for my family; I would, however, argue for the likely success of Taco Night. Who doesn’t love a taco? Make it with veggie crumbles! Add fish! Have you tried ground buffalo? The results are always impressive. Corin Tucker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think the B-52’s were a huge influence on Sleater-Kinney. The way that there’d be a really interesting guitar line that’d be really melodic and kind of simplistic, I really related to that. The sense of melody is really intense and fun. It’s not just traditional song structures, but it’s very melodic and draws you in, in kind of an immediate way. Corin Tucker Read Quote
I loved ‘Rock Lobster.’ I probably heard ‘Rock Lobster’ first at a party or dance. Then we would do the Rock Lobster – get down on the floor and do the whole dance. I thought that was really cool and exciting, that there was actually a band that had their own dance at that point. Corin Tucker Read Quote
I’ve played ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for my kids, but by today’s standards, it seems really long. I don’t know if there’s enough action in it for them. And there’s the whole black-and-white sequence in the beginning where she’s on a farm. It takes a while to get to the colored part, and then it gets more exciting, and things start to happen. Corin Tucker Read Quote
I feel really lucky. My fans are incredibly loyal. They encourage me to keep going. I feel more torn, trying to fulfill what my kids need. It’s really huge. They’re doing so well. Corin Tucker Read Quote
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 Read Quote
