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" Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating. "

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" Older people generally appreciate live music. "

" I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter. "

" I lived in a pretty big house, and we had a guesthouse, so when I was 14, I built a studio in my bedroom, which was pretty big. It was two rooms connected, so I turned the second into a studio and ran the mic in my closet. "

" At the end of the day, I represent myself first and foremost, and I'm not going to ever purposely try and misrepresent myself. "

" I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there. "

" If I have a session with an artist who I've never worked with before, they don't have to meet my parents, you know? Unless they want to. "

" It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had. "

" I've written songs about women since I've been involved with women, but I do know a few gay female artists who, back in the day, would write songs about men. "

" I feel like once you go with a band, it's hard to go back. I just don't see myself performing without a band. "

" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "

" I want people to love me for my music. "

" I'm sure that, on some level of the major-label and old-establishment industry, there are execs and agents who think homosexuality is a liability. "

" I feel like I'm real honest in my music. Even if it ends up being an exaggeration or a fantasy, it's a fantasy that's real to me. "

" I used to get the most anxiety before shows because I really was never prepared. "

" I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in. "

" Guitar Center hooks me up on a lot of stuff. "

" Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house. "

" At some point, I started listening to music a little differently. Rather than being like, 'Yo, this is dope - who made this?' it started being like, 'I wish I made this.' "

" I want to be a great performer. "

" I hate the word 'lesbian.' "

" I'm never a flashy type of person. "

" Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls. "

" I used to have long hair and get it done every two weeks, and it was never worth it to me. I would just walk out of the salon and put it in a ponytail anyway. "

" I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour to record in my room. He kept coming back, then I went up to ten dollars an hour. "

" I don't really watch too many movies, but I try to watch inspirational pieces about other musicians. Musical documentaries truly inspire me. "

" Some people just need something to be mad about. "

" Performing live was something that I had to really work at. "

" I was a loner; I spent the first half of high school alone. "

" For me, I'm just trying to keep it fun, keep it interesting, not get stuck on the same sound, the same wave for too long. "

" Studying James Fauntleroy, I learned it's okay to write a bad song. Just write another one the next day and hope that it's better. "