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" I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary. "
Mary Lambert
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" I was bartending when I recorded 'Same Love,' and when it was on the radio, too. I remember overhearing people talking about the song while I was making them drinks. "
Mary Lambert
Talking
Song
Remember
" Beauty, by way of fashion, has to do with confidence, with flattering silhouettes, with patterns, with proper fit for body type, and with an abundance of self-love! "
Mary Lambert
Self-Love
Beauty
Confidence
" I would sing to my Beanie Babies, and I sort of created this alternate universe where I was famous, and there were thousands of people that I was singing to. "
Mary Lambert
Singing
Universe
Famous
" Even when I'm in a really great, steady and stable place... I'm clinically bipolar, so that always exists - a darkness always exists. "
Mary Lambert
Bipolar
Always
Place
" The thing I really love about my fans is the vulnerability and openness, the crying and the hugs. They are so kind. "
Mary Lambert
Vulnerability
Kind
Love
" I'm a big emotional mess. I try to talk about things that people don't like to talk about, especially in music. Hopefully it reaches someone and lets them access their vulnerability. That's what I want it to accomplish. "
Mary Lambert
Talk
Accomplish
Music
" If I can sit down at my keyboard and have a melody that says something that I can't with words, that's a really beautiful thing. "
Mary Lambert
I Can
Sit
Words
" Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, 'I'm an exception!', like a moron, I thought I'd get a real job. "
Mary Lambert
Art
Life
Job
" You don't accomplish a lot by changing people's opinions by shoving facts down their throat. I think you change people's opinions by opening your heart up and showing the parallels between you and another person. That's how people's ideas shift. "
Mary Lambert
People
Think
Ideas
" Before I got on full-time medication, I believed that my mental disorder was the reason I could create so much and create well, because it made me crazy. I could go to these dark places and then come out of it and just be human again. "
Mary Lambert
Me
Dark
Reason
" If people can find something that they love about themselves after going to one of my shows, then I am so addicted to that feeling. It's the most gratifying thing on earth. "
Mary Lambert
Find
Feeling
Earth
" I have a big thing with eye contact, because I think as soon as you make eye contact with somebody, you see them, and they become valued and worthy. "
Mary Lambert
Become
Eye
You
" I'm not dieting anymore. I want to eat what my body is asking of me. Just listen to your body in general - it's all self-awareness. "
Mary Lambert
Me
Listen
Your Body
" People are constantly not feeling, but numbing themselves, either through medication or playing on their phones. If you start feeling bad, it's like, 'Distract! Distract! Put on Storage Wars!' And I know because I'm guilty of it, too. "
Mary Lambert
You
Know
Feeling
" Gay rights and body acceptance are two things I feel very passionately about. "
Mary Lambert
Gay
Two
Feel
" When I came out, I said, 'I'm going to be a proud gay artist.' I'm not going to be Melissa Etheridge. But she's a goddess! "
Mary Lambert
Said
She
Goddess
" Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding. "
Mary Lambert
Be Kind
Treat
People
" I don't think of my songs as sad songs. I think of them as vulnerable and honest. I crack jokes in between songs, so people don't leave feeling too dark. "
Mary Lambert
Feeling
Sad
Think
" I like to think that my music allows people that cathartic cry. "
Mary Lambert
Cry
People
Think
" Bike lanes are the coolest. My favorite past time is flipping off cars from my bicycle. Just kidding - I'm more of a silent resentment kind of girl. "
Mary Lambert
Bicycle
Silent
Girl
" It's taken me a long time to enjoy shopping. As a plus-size girl, you walk into a store, and it can sometimes be like a designer doesn't know you exist. It's become a fun treasure hunt. "
Mary Lambert
Me
Shopping
Walk
" I feel like if I couldn't write, I would explode. "
Mary Lambert
I Feel Like
I Feel
Feel
" That's why fame freaks me out in a lot of ways - because how genuine of a connection can you have when you're a commodity, and a conversation with you means bragging rights? That's terrifying to me. "
Mary Lambert
Connection
You
Fame
" Growing up, people are like, 'Mary, we'll see you at the Grammys.' You're like, 'I'll be at the Grammys.' Then, you're actually at the Grammys! That actually is happening; it's not just something people are saying because they like your music. It's real! "
Mary Lambert
People
Growing Up
Saying
" I'm not saying everybody has a social responsibility of what art they create, but art should be open-ended. I just feel there's a lack of consciousness and understanding of impact and reach. Just maybe, for a second, just think of the effect you could have with a lyric. "
Mary Lambert
Think
Art
Responsibility
" For me, writing is just processing. "
Mary Lambert
Processing
Writing
Me
" After a show over the summer, a girl came up to me who was a pastor at her church, which was not accepting of same-sex relationships. She said that 'Same Love' allowed her to come out regardless of the consequences. "
Mary Lambert
Love
Girl
Summer
" Body love is more than acceptance of self or the acceptance of the body. Body love is about self-worth in general. It's more than our physical appearance. "
Mary Lambert
Acceptance
Love
Love Is
" My mom, grandma, great-grandma - we're all named Mary, and we all play piano and sing. "
Mary Lambert
Play
Piano
Mom
" My life is going at the speed of light, so it's a lot of just trying... to be present in each moment... Giving each situation and each part of life that space and making sure that it's sacred in every aspect. "
Mary Lambert
Life
Space
Light