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

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

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

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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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" 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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" 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. "