Was there a point when you said, "Oh no, this is going under right now. I hope it recovers?"

I was married to Kurt and he had a melodic sense. He also played left-handed and I never really could copy anything that he did. But I could copy things that Billy did, and Billy had done Siamese Dream, which is a lot of songs about me, and I couldn't listen to Siamese Dream at home because my husband would get weird and freaky and jealous about Billy.

You once said you only had five records when you formed the Pixies, was that true?

There seems to be a resurgence in makeup-wearing, performance-based rock bands of late. Do you see this as a compliment?

What did you take away the Vote for Change tour you did last year with R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen?