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In the high-stakes and elitist world of music collecting and fandom, we operate from an ab ovo perspective. The seed, the first incarnation - that is the most pure, the most lauded. Minutemen trumps Firehose, Throwing Muses beats Belly, Joy Division over New Order, Operation Ivy ruled Rancid, Undertones instead of That Petrol Emotion.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Beats Belly Collecting Division Elitist Emotion First Incarnation Instead Ivy Joy Joy Division Most Muses Music New Operate Operation Order Over Perspective Petrol Pure Ruled Seed Throwing World

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At its core, kitsch feels like something less than art; it panders to the middle and is flagrantly anti-art, though it often apes or references art. This referential, ersatz quality is why it's so fun to collect.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Ape Art Collect Core Feels Fun Kitsch Less Like Middle Often Quality References Something Than Though Why

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The value of kitsch exists in its novelty and in its connotations to more legitimate counterparts.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Counterparts Exists Kitsch Legitimate More Novelty Value

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When real is gone, then there is no longer a litmus test for that which deviates from it. It's all real because it's all 'real.'

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Because Gone Litmus Longer Real Test Then Which

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I want to have a sense of openness and optimism, even if that means being open to things that are potentially dark.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Being Dark Even Means Open Openness Optimism Potentially Sense Things Want

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I think that the most well-intentioned, optimistic, creative people often live for the moment, and for 'Portlandia,' our goals were always very sort of short-term and attainable.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Always Attainable Creative Creative People Goals Live Moment Most Often Optimistic Our People Short-Term Sort Think Very Were I Think

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That's so rare in the world of TV or film to have a genuine friendship turn into something that people watch, that people relate to. That's so unique.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Film Friendship Genuine People Rare Relate Something Turn Tv Unique Watch World

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To me, it's exciting that women are dominating the pop charts.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Charts Dominating Exciting Me Pop Women Women Are

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I think that there's so many versions of femininity, and in terms of gender as a binary construct, that seems to be being dismantled.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Being Binary Construct Femininity Gender Many Seems Terms Think Versions I Think

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There comes a time as you continue to write and work on scripts and screenplays where you realize that you have opinions about the next step of the process, and you kind of want more control over the translation from page to screen.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: About Continue Control Kind More Next Next Step Opinions Over Page Process Realize Screen Screenplays Scripts Step Time Translation Want Where Work Write You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 27th, 1974

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