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" 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. "

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" When we were starting out as a band in New York, we played a concert at a small club early on and asked Lady Gaga to open for us. We were big fans, and she had the same kind of approach to music as we did: not taking everything so seriously and just having fun. "

Justin Tranter

Fun

Music

New York

" I know that it's my queer perspective that's helping people make songs that the world is listening to. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

Justin Tranter

Family

Young

" This is the dream: to make money off of what you love. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm a walking political statement. "

" I'm so grateful for my endless delusion. "

" 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 think that because we have these big female pop stars, people forget that women and marginalized people are so underrepresented in this business. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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! "

" I'm so connected to the community that I was lucky enough to be born into. "

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

" The beauty of letting marginalized people tell their own stories is it isn't only the right thing to do socially, but it's also the right thing to do financially. People love the truth, and people like to spend money on the truth. "

" 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. "

" 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 thought I was a superstar at 12. "

Justin Tranter

Thought

Superstar

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

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

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

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

Justin Tranter

Because

Friends

" If I'm hanging out with my friends or I'm working out, I'll listen to female singer-songwriters from the '90s because that's where my heart lies. "

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

Justin Tranter

Rock And Roll

Rock