L7's Donita Sparks has become inextricably linked to the Flying V – a guitar that, admittedly, might not be the first guitar music fans associate with grunge-tinged art punk.

Around 1985, Donita Sparks met Suzi Gardner, and they had an idea. They both lived in Echo Park, Los Angeles. And they both played the guitar - something they saw few women do back then.

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