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" I was born into the most amazing family an underdog could be born into, and I was born into the LGBTQ community. And what a beautiful community we are. The art, the music, the fashion, the brains, the fight, the survival skills, the diversity, male, female, non-binary, Gender Non Conforming, cis, trans, femme, and all races. "

Justin Tranter

Community

Beautiful

Art

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" I'm so connected to the community that I was lucky enough to be born into. "

" I like to play this game where I ask people to count gay pop writers and producers they know. Everyone's always like, 'Oh, there are plenty!' But we always end up counting them on one hand. "

" 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. "

" When I saw Courtney Love in 1994, I knew what I wanted to do. The minute I saw a female-fronted rock n' roll band, that changed my life. "

" If you think of 'Chandelier,' Sia's singing her heart out about all those moments before she got sober, and that's one way to convey emotion and make people hear every word. "

" I've experienced some really very obvious, direct homophobia - when I was still trying to be an artist, behind the scenes, being told to be less gay, be less feminine. "

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

" I'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.' "

" I was very lucky that my family really supported me in exploring my femininity when I was young, and so it was a joyous thing. "

Justin Tranter

Family

Young

" My choice of shoe upsets people a lot more than my filthy mouth. "

" I really do pride myself on being able to help other people tell their stories and bring out the best in them. But I still, every song I'm writing, I still need to relate to it. I still need to find my true self in it, or else it'll feel dishonest. I mean, everything has a queer meaning as far as I'm concerned. "

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

" Young women should be telling stories of other young women. And if the superstar who is an amazing storyteller isn't a writer, that's totally fine, but we should get a young female writer in the room to work on that song with us. "

Justin Tranter

Women

Amazing

" Pop just means popular - it can be any genre, and if it becomes popular, then it's pop music. "

" A little makeover never hurt nobody. "

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

" I'm using the success I've had to help other people shine. "

" Truly saying sorry is never easy to do, and when you are, you just hope it's not too late. "

" 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. "

" I thought I was a superstar at 12. "

Justin Tranter

Thought

Superstar

" Obviously, Gaga's one of the greatest music visionaries of our time, and Beyonce is one of the greatest visions of our time. She is a music visionary, too. "

" My artist career failed pretty miserably multiple times. "

" Great music is just very clear. Sonically and lyrically, you understand the point of view, you understand the melodies, you understand the vibe, and you understand the lyric pretty damn quickly. To me, that doesn't make it 'less than' - it makes it 'more than.' "

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

Justin Tranter

Because

Friends

" Under-sung vocals can be very sexy because of the intimacy, but they can be just as heartbreaking for the same reason. "

" I'm so grateful for my endless delusion. "

" 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. "

" I don't like labels. "

Justin Tranter

Labels

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

" My existence is rock n' roll. "