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My entire style of playing was built around somebody else playing guitar with me, a story that, on its own, sounds unfinished.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Around Built Else Entire Guitar Me Own Playing Somebody Sounds Story Style Unfinished

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My father was hard to know and gave little indication that there was much to know. He claimed he remembered almost nothing about his childhood.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: About Almost Almost Nothing Childhood Claimed Father Gave Hard He His Indication Know Little Much Nothing Remembered

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When my father came out to his mom, my grandmother said, 'You waited for your father to die; why couldn't you have waited for me to die?' I knew then that I never want to contribute to the corrosiveness of wanting someone to stay hidden.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Came Contribute Die Father Grandmother Hidden His Knew Me Mom Never Out Said Someone Stay Then Waited Want Wanting Why You Your

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Only in retrospect can I find clues to my father's gayness. Sometimes the dull detritus of our pasts become glaring strands once you realize they form a pattern, a lighted path to the present.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Become Clues Dull Father Find Form Lighted Once Only Our Path Pattern Present Realize Retrospect Sometimes You

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My father was a corporate lawyer. He went to work in a suit and tie. He had a secretary. He left the house before seven A.M. His professional life felt generic, like a backdrop, a signifier more than a life: office job.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Backdrop Before Corporate Father Felt Generic Had He His House Job Lawyer Left Life Like More Office Professional Professional Life Secretary Seven Suit Than Tie Work

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My father wasn't just taciturn - it was like he didn't want to be heard.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Father He Heard Just Like Want

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Kissing is kind of scary.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Kind Kissing Scary

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I'm a huge Quasi fan.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Fan Huge

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Sleater-Kinney is a band that we hold close to our hearts as well; it's not something that we're cynical or jaded about. We only feel gratefulness and appreciation for other people's enthusiasm about it. We would never be annoyed by that.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: About Annoyed Appreciation Band Close Cynical Enthusiasm Feel Hearts Hold Jaded Never Only Other Our People Something Well Would

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With Sleater-Kinney, we have a lot of earnest fans, and we were an earnest band.

~Carrie Brownstein

Topics: Band Earnest Fans Lot Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 27th, 1974

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