Kristin Hersh is a guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the seminal indie rock band, Throwing Muses. In this oral history Kristin Hersh describes her childhood in Rhode Island and how her musical inclination was dictated by her long undiagnosed synesthesia. She had a traumatic bicycle accident and it’s effect on her personal life and songwriting. The interview details her work, musical output and role as wife, mother, and rock icon.