--- title: "14 Band Quotes By Kathleen Hanna" description: "14 Band quotes by Kathleen Hanna. Plus more from Kathleen Hanna and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become_212663.png" --- > [Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become-my-total-life-i-feel-like-a/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become_212663.png) > [I realized that calling yourself a feminist or not calling yourself a feminist, just by being in a band of all girls,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-realized-that-calling-yourself-a-feminist-or-not-calling-yourself-a/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca4/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-realized-that-calling-yourself-a-femin_2385424.png) > [I feel like there's this weird thing that as a feminist band you get put in this role as ambassadors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-feel-like-there-s-this-weird-thing-that-as-a-feminist-band-you-get/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/kathleen-hanna-1726_ambassadors_i-feel-like-there-s-this-weird-thing-tha_1778118.png) > [If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/if-i-had-to-choose-between-the-band-or-the-friendships-i-d-choose-the/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_if-i-had-to-choose-between-the-band-or-t_2246200.png) > [I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, 'Well, neither do I.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to-start-a-band-but-don-t-have/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/kathleen-hanna-1726_always_i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to_1061891.jpg) > [What (some) bands do is go, 'It's not important that I'm a girl, it's just important that I want to rock.' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/what-some-bands-do-is-go-it-s-not-important-that-i-m-a-girl-it-s-just/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_what-some-bands-do-is-go-it-s-not-import_1010684.png) > [I hate the attitude of, 'oh we already have a Lydia Lunch, so we do we need a Bikini Kill.' Well, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-hate-the-attitude-of-oh-we-already-have-a-lydia-lunch-so-we-do-we/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/kathleen-hanna-1726_ankles_i-hate-the-attitude-of-oh-we-already-hav_2793943.jpg) > [I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to-start-a-band-but-don-t-have-2/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-always-tell-girls-who-say-they-want-to_1370820.png) > [Part of being in a band, being a painter, or starting a nonprofit is that you're going to make horrible mistakes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/part-of-being-in-a-band-being-a-painter-or-starting-a-nonprofit-is/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_part-of-being-in-a-band-being-a-painter_1191932.png) > [I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-watch-videos-on-youtube-of-bands-that-i-ve-heard-of-that-i-want-to/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-watch-videos-on-youtube-of-bands-that_2970012.png) > [I was in a band in the '90s called Bikini Kill, and we were so freaked out about documentation then, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-was-in-a-band-in-the-90s-called-bikini-kill-and-we-were-so-freaked/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/kathleen-hanna-1726_band_i-was-in-a-band-in-the-90s-called-bikini_2402228.png) > [I was making stickers for guys' bands. I was in the front row photographing bands, booking bands, doing all of the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-was-making-stickers-for-guys-bands-i-was-in-the-front-row/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e44/kathleen-hanna-1726_babe_i-was-making-stickers-for-guys-bands-i-w_2281187.jpg) > [My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/my-vision-of-punk-rock-was-these-dudes-who-were-spitting-on-the/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/734/kathleen-hanna-1726_age_my-vision-of-punk-rock-was-these-dudes-w_3016561.jpg) > [I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-ve-always-thought-that-punk-wasn-t-really-a-genre-my-band-started/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/kathleen-hanna-1726_aggressive_i-ve-always-thought-that-punk-wasn-t-rea_2510121.jpg) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Kathleen Hanna > [There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/there-s-still-a-lot-of-misogynist-pop-music-out-there-and-i-think/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-i-get-stressed-out-my-de-stress-default-is-not-cat-videos-but-i/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/in-terms-of-men-being-feminist-allies-it-s-just-important-to-speak/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [ I got hit up for a tampon commercial and so I asked \[JD and Jo\] if they had anything. Jo sent that over and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-got-hit-up-for-a-tampon-commercial-and-so-i-asked-jd-and-jo-if-they/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/clearly-gay-marriage-is-on-the-top-of-the-agenda-right-now-it-s/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/when-you-re-the-person-who-s-kind-of-in-charge-of-everything-a-lot-of/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I've always talked a lot on stage - I really wanted to communicate my ideas and when you're playing at a lot of shitty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-ve-always-talked-a-lot-on-stage-i-really-wanted-to-communicate-my/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I belive power can be used for good, I don't think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-belive-power-can-be-used-for-good-i-don-t-think-every-form-of-power/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [No one's female and male, we all have so many different traits. It's just a lie that these certain traits are male and these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/no-one-s-female-and-male-we-all-have-so-many-different-traits-it-s/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I think that the Internet is really cool because a lot of young feminists don't feel like they have to reinvent the wheel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-think-that-the-internet-is-really-cool-because-a-lot-of-young/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/every-band-i-ve-been-in-it-s-just-become-my-total-life-i-feel-like-a/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [If I can't sing them myself, there's nothing better than writing songs for other people and watching them be performed. It's kind of more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/if-i-can-t-sing-them-myself-there-s-nothing-better-than-writing-songs/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I'm really going off of watching John Waters speak one time and I remember he just kind of talked and it was totally interesting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-m-really-going-off-of-watching-john-waters-speak-one-time-and-i/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [You feel like people are looking at you like, 'I wanted the old Kathleen. Where's the old Kathleen?' I felt that way in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/you-feel-like-people-are-looking-at-you-like-i-wanted-the-old/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) > [I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/i-don-t-want-to-waste-the-precious-moments-i-have-and-i-ve-felt-that/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/kathleen-hanna/#itemlist", "name": "14 Band Quotes By Kathleen Hanna", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. 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