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" I've been an Amy Winehouse fan since her first album, 'Frank.' I always listen to her music when there's a lot going on and I want to be a bit grounded. It's like my musical warm fuzzy blanket. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Her

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" One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women. "

" A song like 'Tears Dry on Their Own' is really sad, but it's hopeful, too - that was my theme song for the first boy who broke my heart. "

" Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.' "

" As a kid growing up, I really hated being alone. I was always that kid that was like, 'Do you want to hang out? Let's go to the mall. Let's go to the movies. Let's go to the park.' I would call people and call people and call people. If I was alone when I wasn't at school, then there was something wrong. "

" I'm really big on the gym and yoga. I'm at the gym at least six days. That is just getting there and creating those endorphins and sweating. And that routine also keeps me grounded in spite of whatever my life looks like. "

" When you've been on Instagram and Twitter long enough, you know how mean people can be. "

" Even though I'm a hairdresser and I love doing hair, I feel like I don't look like a groomer. When I think of how a groomer would look in relation to the first version of 'Queer Eye,' I feel like I don't fit in that box. "

" I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" When I'm having a song-in-the-shower moment, I go to 'The Blessed Unrest' by Sara Bareilles. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna be alone, but I definitely like pockets of solitude to recharge and come back to myself. I think that's so important for everyone. "

" Whenever anyone says I've taught them things by me being myself, I'm always like, 'Really? I just thought that was like, Wednesday for me. I was just wearing a kilt and a sleeveless top in a Rotary Club, it wasn't that big of a deal.' "

" Confidence is sexy. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young. "

" I want to show straight men and gay men alike that self-care and grooming isn't mutually exclusive with, like, femininity or masculinity. "

" For keeping hair long and healthy, I like to use silk pillowcases; they conduct less heat and keep your ends less frayed. Also, I sleep with my hair in a very loose top bun to keep my ends away from my body heat. This also keeps your hair from getting tangled at the nape of your neck. "

" Aly Raisman doesn't have a podcast - but she should! "

Jonathan Van Ness

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She

" So often, grooming is meant to make you feel better about yourself, and a lot of times, we use it to make ourselves feel worse. "

" Blotting pads are great in case you get sweaty or oily. But don't rub. It's a slow, methodical blot: set the pad on your skin and let it absorb, then move it to the next location. "

" Getting married is a good time to revaluate all of your relationships. Have you had the same haircut since seventh grade? Have you found products that work for your skin? You need time to experiment. "

" I grew up in a little town where my family owned a newspaper and the TV station, so a lot of people knew who we were, and I never fit in. "

" I wanted long hair my whole life. When I was a little kid, my mom would be like, 'We get our hair cut once a month.' So I just always got my hair cut. "

" Gorgeous exfoliants are expensive. "

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Expensive

" I'm obsessed with gymnastics. It's like my football. And I like to watch women's gymnastics a little bit more than men's because I live for balance beam. "

" I wish I had more of a game plan of how I'm going to, like, take down toxic masculinity. But I think that game plan is just going to reveal itself if we keep going. I think I need to keep plugging along, and it'll happen. "

" I think my ability to joke and laugh about things is because I'm forced to. I've been through a lot of things in my life that, if I didn't make light of it, I would literally keel over. "

" I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake. "

" I had to fight, a lot of years, to be really proud of the person I see in the mirror and really love this person. "