Creativity Quote by Melissa Auf der Maur

It lands like a punchline because it’s staged as a confession of identity and immediately undercut by its own logic. Auf der Maur opens with the credibility marker of a certain kind of modern upbringing: “down-to-earth, atheist parents.” That phrase telegraphs rationalism, skepticism, the household where astrology is filed under “cute nonsense.” Then she snaps to “but,” the hinge word that admits the messy truth: people who reject organized belief systems still reach for myth when it flatters or explains them. “I was born a Pisces” isn’t offered as doctrine; it’s a vibe defense, a shorthand for temperament.

The intent feels less like arguing for astrology than signaling a cultural position common in music scenes: anti-dogma, pro-mystery. In rock-adjacent worlds, you can be allergic to institutions and still be hungry for symbolism. Astrology becomes an identity accessory that’s low-stakes and social, a way to narrate sensitivity or moodiness without sounding self-serious. The self-aware “I mean” at the start does important work: it frames the line as casual and slightly embarrassed, as if she knows the contradiction and enjoys it.

Subtext: rationality doesn’t cancel longing. Atheism can clear the altar and still leave the impulse to locate yourself in a story. The humor is that Pisces is doing the job religion used to do - offering a ready-made character sheet - except it arrives with irony, not obedience.