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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 a walking political statement. "

" 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 don't like labels. "

" 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. "

" Gaga the person is much like Gaga the celebrity. She is very sweet, loyal, and funny with her fans, and she is very sweet, loyal, and funny with her friends. On stage, she is over-the-top, ridiculous, dirty, and genuine on stage, and she is very over-the-top, ridiculous, dirty, and genuine with her friends. "

" My fashion is inspired by Tina Turner and Sharon Stone. "

" I like to make glamorously informed songs for glamorously intelligent people. "

" In every school, there's always the kid who gets it the worst, and I was, for sure, that kid. Every time you had to get in a line that was boys and girls, it was like my worst nightmare. A lot of kids I know got made fun of for being gay; that was not my issue: I was just called a girl endlessly. "

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

" I just didn't really relate to Kurt Cobain. There was nothing very glamorous about him. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" Being a songwriter, you are accepting that this isn't about you. If you do want it to be about you, you're going to be really miserable. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" For the most part, it's straight white men running these labels and publishing companies. "

" I wouldn't want to write a song in a pair of sneakers. I think it would be a horrible song. "

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

" I just want to make music that people hear, and I'm not ashamed of that. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My artist career failed pretty miserably multiple times. "

" 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. "

" A little makeover never hurt nobody. "

" 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 really loved Kygo and Selena Gomez's 'It Ain't Me.' "