I see more women playing guitars on Nickelodeon, which is probably more influential.

All the traditional iconography around rock ‘n’ roll – sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll – wasn’t so much a rallying cry for women.

I also think being in a band in general has more to do with team sports, in a strange way. It’s like being in this team activity. That traditionally was not the domain of women...

I think it literally might not have occurred to women to pick up a guitar and play.