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" Under-sung vocals can be very sexy because of the intimacy, but they can be just as heartbreaking for the same reason. "

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" I didn't want a day job anymore, so I somehow made the jewelry line work. Now that I look back on it, it was, like, the dumbest idea ever. Everyone and their mother has a jewelry line, so in retrospect, maybe not the smartest fallback plan. But it ended up working out great! "

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love songs, Patty Larkin, Sharon Stone, Mae West, and Marilyn Monroe. "

" I thought I was a superstar at 12. "

" I really do pride myself on being able to help other people tell their stories and bring out the best in them. But I still, every song I'm writing, I still need to relate to it. I still need to find my true self in it, or else it'll feel dishonest. I mean, everything has a queer meaning as far as I'm concerned. "

" The fans that fall in love with you at the show are always the most passionate. "

" My existence is rock n' roll. "

" I'm using the success I've had to help other people shine. "

" When I saw Courtney Love in 1994, I knew what I wanted to do. The minute I saw a female-fronted rock n' roll band, that changed my life. "

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

" A couple of days working with Joe Jonas, I thought, 'This guy is a slayer of a singer; he's really funny, goofy, and sexy. We need to write that.' And that led to 'Cake By The Ocean.' "

" I love myself. I love my friends. "

" I feel like there is a lot of homophobia and misogyny in the music business, and I feel like I've gotten to a place where I've broken down a lot of those doors. "

" The Knife can't stop cloaking brilliant pop songs in voodoo jam blankets. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" It's interesting to see the more femme that you present yourself, the more people sort of dehumanize you. "