it about the song that made you think it was cohesive with the U.S. Girls project as a whole? I am just crazy about the song so I wanted to cover it. Each song I have chosen to cover has been due to my love for the original. Not because I thought it would fit my voice or my vibe. Just for love and for fun. The video for 'Jack' is so striking, glitzy and tragic and lovely all at once. How much input do you have into the direction/concepts of your videos? All of the videos I have made have been collaborations with other artists. I think its important to bring in help when video time comes. The song is made and thats the hard part. Now comes the time to try and represent it visually to your audience, and it's valuable to have other peoples opinions and ideas, because they hear the song differently than you do because they didn't write it. I usually have an initial idea, I bring it to who I am going to be working with and the sky is the limit from there. I've enjoyed a lot of your videos in the past, including 'If These Walls Could Talk'. Do you like to use videos to further the feminist/gender-based commentary in your music? Of course I do. Video is such a direct, simple form of communication. It's even easier than just coming out and saying what you mean. Words can be tricky, so