LG: I read that you got married a while back. Was it difficult negotiating your strong feminist beliefs with the patriarchal structure of marriage? (This is a bit personal, and I understand if you don’t want to answer it)
KH: Sure. I think marriage is pretty retrogressive in a lot of ways but when my health insurance ran out and getting hitched was the only way to have it again, I bit the bullet. I think the biggest compromise for me was less that it’s a patriarchal institution (Isn’t everything?) and more that I wanted to hold out till it was a right for everyone. But health insurance is pretty important and it just made sense for me to have it. I also happen to be completely in love with Adam and can’t think of anyone I’d rather be with. He really is the absolute love of my life.Source: http://community.feministing.com/2010/02/12/my-qa-with-kathleen-hanna/
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Kathleen Hanna on Marriage
From top left to bottom right: Le Tigre opened for BS 2000, Kathleen was on the VMA red carpet, Kathleen and Adam go see Kenny Mellman on Broadway!, and Adam, Kathleen, Murray Hill, Carmine Covelli, and Kenny Mellman spend the fourth of July together
Adam Horovitz and Kathleen Hanna (far right) at MCA day in New York City but I call it New Yauch City now. Thanks to @beastieboysnews and paulinochkaaa for the photo! and also for letting us know what Horovitz said “For me and our family and friends we’re feeling kinda lonely, and I guess that people who have been with us as a band are feeling lonely too and thanks to Mike for bringing us together.”
You have to zoom in on Kathleen’s ring to really see that it says Adam. Its the clearest picture I have and the one that made me finally realize what it said.
They are too adorable.
I just want to say thank you to Adam Horovitz and Kathleen Hanna for attending MCA Day in Union Square for their words and for spending time with the fans.
KATHLEEN HANNA: In every way imaginable! I really can’t say enough about the guy. I think he is … [pauses] have you ever seen that movie Evita with Madonna in it?
INTERVIEWER: I actually haven’t.
KATHLEEN HANNA: There’s this scene in Evita and she is dying, it’s super sad. Her husband is standing over her (she’s playing Eva Peron) and she sings this really beautiful song. The lyrics are like: you must love me. She just figured it out as she was dying. She never really felt loved. It was on her deathbed that she was like [sings] you must love me.
I guess I just feel that I’m really lucky that through him [Adam] I have realised how much love I have in my life. Not just him but he has helped me see how much my friends care for me, I mean I already know how much I adore and totally love my friends but, I always kind of saw myself in the kind of ‘dad role’ taking care of people; giving up stuff I wanted to do to make other people happy. I think a lot of women get trapped in that role. People sometimes see it as the ‘mom role’ but I always see it as the dad role: the provider, the protector. I really saw through him how to ask for help and get it. Just realising that I don’t want to be on my deathbed saying, oh my god you loved me. I want to experience that every single day. I learned how to let that into my life.
How are you making me open up so much? This is crazy! You’re a really good interviewer [laughs]. It’s really bad because I never tell people corny shit like this. I’m going to be really embarrassed tomorrow [laughs].
INTERVIEWER: Truthfully, I just think it’s because I really, really care about the people that I interview. I love hearing people’s stories, I love sharing that with others and I hope when someone reads the work they will be inspired to do rad, positive things in their own life. That’s pretty much the main reason I do it. I’m not getting paid for this.
KATHLEEN HANNA: Labour of love!
INTERVIEWER: This is my gift.
KATHLEEN HANNA: Well you’re really good at it because I usually just tell people, the album has this many songs and this is when it’s coming out.
INTERVIEWER: I believe that people are fascinating regardless of their latest record or tour.
KATHLEEN HANNA: It’s just nice to be able to have a conversation and be totally honest. I don’t want to be guarded anymore. I don’t want to say the thing I’m supposed to say to sell the five records I’m going to sell [laughs]. Who cares at this point! Hopefully when people read interviews with people that are supposedly ‘big deals’ because they get on stage, they realise, oh I’m totally like this person, I could do that too if I felt like it.
Posted on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at CollapseBoard.com
(Source: fuckyeahkathleenhanna)
KATHLEEN HANNA: Yeah and it lasts! How crazy! It’s really amazing when you realise, wow! This just keeps getting better. I keep waiting for it to suck [laughs]. There’s been bad times for sure but you just think, when is this going to start sucking? and it hasn’t happened.
Posted on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 at CollapseBoard.com
(Source: fuckyeahkathleenhanna)
If there were to be anyone
betrothed to my lovely AdRock, I’m glad it’s Ms. Hanna :)
xoxo Jess
Adam Horovitz and Kathleen Hanna were guests on WFMU 91.1 FM’s “Beastin’ The Airwaves! with Keili” show this week. You may listen to a recording of the show HERE.
Horovitz and Hanna opened the…
