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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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" The only thing that's serious to me about music is making sure marginalized people are included in the story. "

" I worked at a jewelry store to pay the bills when I first moved to N.Y.C., and I always loved the phrase 'Semi Precious.' So I wanted to just call the band Semi Precious, but my dad told it was kinda sissy, so I added Weapons. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" I shot a gun one time in New Zealand. An entertainment news program there thought, since the band was called Semi Precious Weapons, they would bring us to a gun range. "

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

" We really like L.A. because it really likes rock and roll. "

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

" 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.' "

" Beyonce, Stevie Nicks, Ani DiFranco, Cardi B - Women tell awesome stories. "

" A little makeover never hurt nobody. "

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

" 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. "

" A man in high heels is the most dangerous thing in the world. "

" My artist career failed pretty miserably multiple times. "

" I want to make sure in every song we write that women are given power. "

" For me, as a kid desperate to make music, I thought the only way I could do it was to try to be a superstar - which is a fun thing to be, but it can be exhausting and degrading. "

" My goal is that my makeup and style will inspire Midwestern housewives. I want there to be a breakdown of 'Justin's smoky eye' in Cosmo. "

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

" All songwriters are known as 'topliners' because the vocal goes on top of the track. "

" If a song is being written for a woman, there should be a woman in the room collaborating. "

" In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not famous. I work with famous people. "

" 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. "

" 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 love to give the song away - it's so exciting - where, I think, a lot of younger songwriters, they struggle with that. And it's a big struggle, where they want the shine and they want people to know that it was their idea and it was their doing. But luckily, I've been through that, so I can just focus on helping other people do their thing. "

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