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" 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. "
Justin Tranter
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" I thought I was a superstar at 12. "
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" You can tell if something feels special. But there are so many moving parts involved in making the song a hit. The radio has to deliver, the management has to deliver in terms of booking the right promotions... just being a good song isn't enough. "
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" I was borderline deluded to think something as outrageous as Semi Precious Weapons could have been mainstream. "
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" I won't do press anymore unless I can talk about the homophobia and let queer people know our ideas are mainstream. "
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" I'm a walking political statement. "
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" The one time I shot a gun, the feelings I felt, I was guilty for feeling them. There is an exhilaration and a glamour, and I felt awful for feeling that. "
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" I'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.' "
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" I love songs, Patty Larkin, Sharon Stone, Mae West, and Marilyn Monroe. "
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" I think that because we have these big female pop stars, people forget that women and marginalized people are so underrepresented in this business. "
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" When you are born gay, you are born into a rich culture of politics, music, and art, but you are also a minority in your own home. "
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" The beauty of letting marginalized people tell their own stories is it isn't only the right thing to do socially, but it's also the right thing to do financially. People love the truth, and people like to spend money on the truth. "
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" I know that it's my queer perspective that's helping people make songs that the world is listening to. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The only thing that's serious to me about music is making sure marginalized people are included in the story. "
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" People are always quick to judge SPW because of the fact that I wear heels. For me, I just have no choice. This is just how I feel beautiful and how I feel awesome. I would just be so uncomfortable onstage if I was wearing something else. "
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" 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. "
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" In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years. "
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" The bullying was so bad that I got to go to the arts high school instead. "
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High School
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" My existence is rock n' roll. "
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" It's interesting to see the more femme that you present yourself, the more people sort of dehumanize you. "
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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. "
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" My mom has a big ol' crush on Arne Duncan, so I hear about and see pics of him all the time. I think he could look great in heels! "
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" I really want queer kids to know that our experience is universal. "
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