I asked a cool punk girl at Luna Lounge if I could take a picture of her. She asked what it was for. I answered 'nothing in particular.' She said ok. Six months later my friend Sarah was flipping through my Polaroids and asked when I'd done a shoot with Ani Difranco. I'm an idiot -- I didn't know who Ani Difranco was until much later.

You can dangle your carrot but I ain't gonna reach for it, 'cause I need both my hands to play my guitar. No, I don't prefer obscurity. But I'm an idealistic girl and I wouldn't work for you, no matter what you paid. And I may not be able to change the whole fucking world, but I can be the million you never made.
- lyrics from the song "The Million You Never Made"

but i'd rather pay my dues to the six people sitting at the bar than to all those men in their business suits who say i''ll take you away from this if you'll just get in the car'
- lyrics from the song "The Next Big Thing"