I get a lot of letters that are like “You’re my role model, you’re my idol, you’re a goddess,” and when I get them it feels really good. I try to be present in the moment and think, wow, I was a bridge into something for this person, and that’s one of the most amazing things I can be. But at the same time I have to keep in mind that I’m fucking three-dimensional and I’m gonna make mistakes, and that’s part of being a role model. Isn’t the best role model somebody who can change their mind and make mistakes in public and be totally fluid? When I started figuring that out, I realized that one of my main goals for being in a band and on stage was being present, and not going into Florence Henderson good-mom mode. Like “Gee, can I help you? Would you like a coke with that?” I realized that was a pretty radical thing to do, because if you’re present, you’re going to be different every time. You’re not going to give everybody what they want, which is the cardboard character. But you will give those five people there who get it what they want, because they’ll be like, “I could totally do that.” Whatever crazy shit they have in their heads. Maybe they’ll realize, if she’s getting away with it, maybe I can totally get away with this thing that I think is better.