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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'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.' "

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

" Obviously, Gaga's one of the greatest music visionaries of our time, and Beyonce is one of the greatest visions of our time. She is a music visionary, too. "

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

" 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. "

" I was born into the most amazing family an underdog could be born into, and I was born into the LGBTQ community. And what a beautiful community we are. The art, the music, the fashion, the brains, the fight, the survival skills, the diversity, male, female, non-binary, Gender Non Conforming, cis, trans, femme, and all races. "

" I really want queer kids to know that our experience is universal. "

" Even though L.A. can be kind of tacky, when a city's big draws are The Roxy and the Viper Room, you know its pretty amazing. "

" 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. "

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

" A little makeover never hurt nobody. "

" 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. "

" I thought I was a superstar at 12. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 bullying was so bad that I got to go to the arts high school instead. "

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

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

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

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

" A man in high heels is the most dangerous thing in the world. "

" 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. "

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

" I love myself. I love my friends. "

" 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. "

" My existence is rock n' roll. "

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