American - Musician | July 25, 1968 -
I would love to be part of a community.
John Grant
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In my family, I was loved, but only if I would fight this gay thing and not let it take over me. I would be loved unconditionally if I could be cured of my 'sickness,' but it certainly would not be OK if I couldn't.
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I think The Czars had an identity crisis, as we were five guys pulling in different musical directions.
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I felt like a failure for so long because I wasn't able to access myself in the way I knew I would have if I was going to make music that mattered. I knew I was going to have to learn how to be honest.
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I realized that a lot of the things I had been telling myself about not being good enough just weren't true, and 'Queen of Denmark' gave me the chance to prove to myself that I could do something real.
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It really was an amazing thing when Midlake brought me down to Texas and created an atmosphere in which I felt really safe and was able to do whatever I wanted artistically.
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It took me a long time to find my own voice, even after I started making my own music.
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I still deal with triggers and neuroses that I've developed over the decades. But I do think I have a great amount of compassion for people who feel that they don't fit in, or people who feel they have trouble finding their place in this world.
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Part of what I do, after feeling invisible for a long time, is make an effort not to be invisible any more.
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I don't let the computer into my bedroom. It would get in the way of life, sleep. And I really can't let that happen.
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I can't allow myself to censor myself.
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I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.'
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