People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer. I mean, it's not like Stevie Nicks or Linda Ronstadt were dogs. It's not like this is some new thing. But there was at one point a larger variety, but now the catchphrase is "the whole package," the "American Idol" reality that you're a model first and a singer second.

The original riot grrrl on Katy Perry, '90s revival, CNN (2011).

The original riot grrrl on Katy Perry, '90s revival (CNN)