"A lot of the songs on my album come from my dreams." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"All my friends are either people I've toured with, been in bands with, or have been huge influences on me." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Anchorman was funny, I guess, but I thought it was a little too silly." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"And because I went from playing in a tiny band in Canada that did seven shows ever, to joining Hole, I never experienced that in-between thing; that growing that happens with music." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"And I'm proud to say that I've matured enough to at least be able to function on a day-to-day basis." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"As soon as I became old enough to make my dreams my reality, I became a firm believer that the subconscious and the world outside of our flesh and blood is essentially the truth." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Before the record, my dreams were fantastic." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"But again, I'm all up for different. I don't need to do the same thing every time." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"But everything you do in life has a downside." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"But with Hole, I joined the band right after Live Through This was made." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"But, simultaneous to my life here in North America, I have this bizarre success in France." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I am for sure a redhead and there aren't that many of us out there in music." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I can maintain an okay diet, I learned how to use a cell phone, I sorta know how to use a computer." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I do feel lucky that I signed with a label that has been nothing but supportive of my creative vision." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I don't like to be afraid. I'm afraid every day, all the time." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I don't want a record company, but I need one, unfortunately." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I get so into playing the bass. The only time I ever feel the same way is when I'm having sex; it's the epitome of unifying with something." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I grew up in Montreal and went to French school." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I had the songs, and I knew what I wanted them to sound like, so I picked the right drummer for the right song, and the right guitarists for any additional guitar parts." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I had this dream in 1991 about three-dimensional sound. Aliens came down and basically helped us mere humans discover the power of sound. And the sound of Kyuss was in that dream! I woke up from that dream, and committed my life to rock music." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I hate horror movies." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I have no opinion on snakes." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I just feel like, after ten years of education and learning from being in the business, I can use my experience and make the most of this struggle." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I know that my grandmother hated snakes so much that when we were watching TV and a snake came on she would scream in terror." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I like to talk and listen to people's problems." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I love big budgeted, epic rock landscapes. That's what turns me on." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I made money. What am I gonna invest in? Stocks? No. I'm going to invest in music." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I mean, I grew up with pretty down-to-earth, atheist parents, but I was born a Pisces." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I mean, the way I see it is, every penny I've ever made through music is free money." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I never grew up thinking I could make a living playing music, you know?" - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I sold my life to Capitol Records; it sucks." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I was 22 years old, so you're supposed to live, and the more extreme your environment, the faster you grow." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I was this slightly alien-fetished Kyuss fan in Canada." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I went to horseback riding camp. That's where I discovered Motley Crue and acid. My horse fantasies are combined with Motley Crue and hallucinogenics." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I wrote two songs on the record with my first band member, Steve Durand." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I'll stick to the touring for a while before I crossover TV." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I'm about getting the music out there in as many different ways as possible." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I'm just trying to be myself, and tell you how much I love music, or what I think about love or beauty." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I'm lucky enough to be able to ask my label for a tour bus, because I work 24 hours a day, and could never drive the van. But, we don't get hotels, so I live in the bus." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I'm pretty good at keeping my friendships." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I've been playing rock music for ten years of my life, but this is my first album." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"I've made a life and career as a professional musician." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"If I had more freedom in my life, I would have started my own label and then done it myself." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"If I have the freedom to live in that sort of creative utopia, where I can do whatever, wherever, with whomever, then I'm gonna do it." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"In fact, I do think a video game just picked up one of my songs." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Music is my love." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"My mother is an American who fell in love with the French language when she went to university in Montreal." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"My stepfather, who is her second husband, is a French professor, and he came into the family with two sons." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Oh, I totally know French." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"So, there's only so much you can do with a rock video." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"The intentions of record companies are not good, from the musician's perspective." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"The most important thing was that the foundation of this project - Auf Der Maur - was that spirit of purity. I mean, of course it's a battle. Art and commerce sucks!" - Melissa Auf der Maur
"There could be a ghost above my head right now as I talk to you." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"There will always be compromises." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"This planet Earth, the act of putting a roof over our heads, our flesh and blood existence, it's all very temporary." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Through the magic of Pro Tools, however, I could make a big sounding rock record for cheap! And that's how I'll forever do it from here on out." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Well, being a Canadian, I love SCTV, and I think it's the basis for all good North American comedy, so I compare everything to that." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Well, I never recorded with the Pumpkins. I only came on to help with the touring to support their last record." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"When I came to the label with my record, there was no option for them to mold me or shape me." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"When I was ten or eleven, I used to tell my schoolmates' fortunes in M&M's at recess. And I completely believe I had access to psychic powers!" - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Whether I'm talking to you on the phone, or talking to my mother on the phone, basically, I'm just this honest person." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Yeah, technology is our friend." - Melissa Auf der Maur
"Yes, I am a traditional young girl." - Melissa Auf der Maur
