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" My mom's a Christian and she loves me; that whole side of my family is Christian and I have no problem with it. "

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" I travel so much and am always living out of a suitcase, so my favorite saying is 'Wherever you go, there you are'. I love it because it's reassuring to me that you have to live in the moment wherever you happen to be. "

" There are only so many chords and notes in the world. "

" I love creating things. I love making things. "

" I've always loved to write, and I wrote fiction all my life. That's what I thought I was going to do in my life - until I started writing songs. "

" I've never been great at being really analytical about myself. "

" Being able to afford getting groceries - it frees people up to be creative. I think when you're spending 16 hours of every day to pay your rent and get food, I just don't see where there's time outside of that to be creative and make things. "

" Ween is in my top five and have always been a huge inspiration. "

" I hope that I do make music that can speak to anyone. I don't just want to play for a queer crowd. "

" I saw David Bowie in 'Labyrinth' when I was seven or eight. I told my mom I wanted a Bowie record, so we traveled to the mainland, which was, like, a three-hour trip, and I bought 'Let's Dance' and 'Tonight.' 'Let's Dance' blew my little mind. I became obsessed with it. "

" I'm not the easiest person in the world to be partners with. I'm never home. I'm constantly running around the world. I can be impatient. I have a temper. I'm, like, self-obsessed. I'm irritable, self-absorbed. "

" I do think it's possible to change people's minds - it's one of my goals with my music. "

" I don't let things stress me out, and I'm doing my best with all the battles life presents. "

" One of my favorite venues is the Bowery Ballroom in New York. I love the room; there's a tiny stage, but I really like the feel of it. "

" I just like to work with other people, and I like things that are kind of a little bit bigger than that. I don't know. I just feel like a solo record just kind of gives me the willies a little bit. "

" I love Rebel Rebel in Manhattan's West Village for vinyl, but record stores are hard to come by these days. I almost don't even use iTunes. I mostly use music subscription services. But I'll go into Rebel Rebel once a month or so and buy everything I love on vinyl. "

" I stopped writing fiction the moment I started writing songs, and I miss it. "

" I've been a much happier person in my early thirties than I was in my twenties. "

" GusGus records are flawless. "

" It's been in my musical DNA since I was a little kid. I think musical theatre has really influenced everything I've done. "

" My mom gets so upset at me when I say stuff in the press about anything political, and it drives me crazy because I say to my mom: 'I can't be on the side of any sort of war and I'm not going to be.' "