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" A lot of writers don't know what it feels like to get on stage. They don't understand the weight that songs can carry. I got a chance to play all these shows. I got a chance to define myself through music, so when it comes to helping other people figure out what they should say, I've been through it. "

Justin Tranter

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" When I'm in a session with an artist, my job is to help execute their vision - so it's whatever story they're telling, and the news doesn't specifically affect that. "

" I think that because we have these big female pop stars, people forget that women and marginalized people are so underrepresented in this business. "

" The fans that fall in love with you at the show are always the most passionate. "

" In every school, there's always the kid who gets it the worst, and I was, for sure, that kid. Every time you had to get in a line that was boys and girls, it was like my worst nightmare. A lot of kids I know got made fun of for being gay; that was not my issue: I was just called a girl endlessly. "

" I worked at a jewelry store to pay the bills when I first moved to N.Y.C., and I always loved the phrase 'Semi Precious.' So I wanted to just call the band Semi Precious, but my dad told it was kinda sissy, so I added Weapons. "

" I want to make sure in every song we write that women are given power. "

" I first fell in love with music when I was five years old because of 'Annie.' And then 'The Little Mermaid' really made me want to start singing. And then the fierce, amazing women of the '90s - Alanis Morrissette, Courtney Love, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Paula Cole, Patty Griffin - made me want to start writing. "

Justin Tranter

Writing

Amazing

" When we were starting out as a band in New York, we played a concert at a small club early on and asked Lady Gaga to open for us. We were big fans, and she had the same kind of approach to music as we did: not taking everything so seriously and just having fun. "

" The thing is, if you tell your story specifically enough, it becomes so universal. Just because you're a gay man singing an honest love song, people should know that it's about men and that they can still relate to it. "

" Before anything else, my favorite thing as a fan of music was to make up my own story as to what it means. "

" A little makeover never hurt nobody. "

" Beyonce, Stevie Nicks, Ani DiFranco, Cardi B - Women tell awesome stories. "

" In some ways, it's more rewarding to hear someone interpret a piece of music that you're a part of. "

" Most of my friends are my friends because they inspire me. "

Justin Tranter

Because

Friends

" My artist career failed pretty miserably multiple times. "

" Good art should be polarizing. "

" I feel like there is a lot of homophobia and misogyny in the music business, and I feel like I've gotten to a place where I've broken down a lot of those doors. "

" My goal is that my makeup and style will inspire Midwestern housewives. I want there to be a breakdown of 'Justin's smoky eye' in Cosmo. "

" I won't do press anymore unless I can talk about the homophobia and let queer people know our ideas are mainstream. "

" I've had the experience of going through homophobia in my work, and I can share my experiences so future generations don't have to deal with what I've dealt with. "

" For me, as a performer or a songwriter, Stevie Nicks is always a huge inspiration as well as Iggy Pop. "

" I don't like labels. "

Justin Tranter

Labels

" Music spoke to me when I was young in such an intimate, empowering, magical way, and I think that music is already doing that for young queer kids. "

Justin Tranter

Think

Doing

" Even though L.A. can be kind of tacky, when a city's big draws are The Roxy and the Viper Room, you know its pretty amazing. "

" I really want queer kids to know that our experience is universal. "

" In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years. "

" I am a genderless sea creature who has been writing and studying music since I was 12. "

" My success happened pretty late in life. I can't even believe it happened. "

" I was borderline deluded to think something as outrageous as Semi Precious Weapons could have been mainstream. "