Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame: Alice Bag (Punk rock singer & author)

“Well, my book, Violence Girl: From East LA Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story, it starts off with my childhood and it gets into how I got into music, got into punk rock. But then beyond that, it also it goes into, like, my whole family life and how my relationship with my father shaped my world view really, really shaped me because it turned me into a feminist. My father was abusive and, not to me, but to my mother. But growing up in that situation, really feeling powerless as a child made me want to grow up to be someone who stands up to bullies and especially men who bully women. So, you know, I find plenty to do because we live in a patriarchy, so there’s always that fight that motivates me.”— Alice Bag, Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame interview