Carrie Brownstein: The Punk Icon and "Portlandia" Co-Creator on the Myth of the Lone Genius

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Carrie Brownstein has made iconic contributions to the worlds of music, with the indie-rock band Sleater-Kinney; and comedy, in the sketch comedy show Portlandia, which she co-created with Fred Armisen. She tells Guy about how the band found its sound, about the unlikely events that led to the birth of Portlandia, and why she had to take a break from Sleater-Kinney to finally face some childhood traumas.

Links from the show:

• Sleater-Kinney playing “One More Hour” at 924 GIlman in 1997
• Sleater-Kinney intervewed in 1999
• Thunderant: A collection of Carrie and Fred Armisen
• Carrie’s interview of Armisen as Saddam Hussein
• Guy interviewing Brownstein about the band Wild Flag in 2011
• Portlandia "Did you read?" sketch
• Carrie rates freeganism, crowd surfing, and more for Pitchfork
• Ann Wilson talks about the upcoming Heart biopic that Carrie is writing

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