You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth.

Hersh's recorded and live performances in recent years have occasionally included appearances with like-minded alternative artists like Vic Chesnutt Willard Grant Conspiracy Grant Lee Phillips and John Doe. She and her family additionally spent time in New Orleans when recording Throwing Muses' 1994 Bright Yellow Gun EPs Throwing Muses' 1995 University album and the Sky Motel solo album. Kristin Hersh (born August 7 1966) is an American singer/songwriter.

Kristin Hersh (born August 7 1966) is an American singer/songwriter. She came to prominence in the late 1980s as the leader of the alternative rock group Throwing Muses before launching a solo career emphasizing her acoustic guitar.