The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I wanted to change the world . But I could not even change my underwear. — John Grant Change Copy Share Image
I seem to be very attracted to strong female personalities in acting and music. — John Grant Acting Copy Share Image
I think I have a great voice, but it's not special enough to be remembered. But what's special about me is much… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The first 20 years had such a profound effect on me, I spent the next 20 dealing with them. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I loved the whole New Romantic, New Wave thing... New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Blancmange, Yazoo. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I feel like, every single decision I make and every single album I make, it's all about letting go. Letting go of… — John Grant Decision Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to find my own voice, even after I started making my own music. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I understand that there are a lot of things you cannot control in this world. — John Grant Control Copy Share Image
My mother was a very sweet soul and a beautiful person, but she had a lot of fear. — John Grant Beautiful Copy Share Image
The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional… — John Grant Adaptation Copy Share Image
My music is definitely very personal. The songs are about moments, snapshots of everyday life, and about having one's say, or at… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I felt like a failure for so long because I wasn't able to access myself in the way I knew I would… — John Grant Failure Copy Share Image
I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people… — John Grant Animals Copy Share Image
I realized that a lot of the things I had been telling myself about not being good enough just weren't true, and… — John Grant Chance Copy Share Image
“We were born to be friends. We both knew it. The Australian Aborigines have the traditional belief that a complete human being… — John Grant Aborigines Copy Share Image
The snappier lyrics come when I'm feeling really good and up. A lot of times, they come after I've just had a… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United.… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The Giant Ocean Tank, with its 52 large viewing windows, is the main attraction here. Myrtle, a giant green sea turtle, is… — John Grant Animal Copy Share Image
In order to not have to deal with being gay in the world, you have to control everything. You try and walk… — John Grant Control Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of my time just looking at words and grammar and writing things down that I don't know. — John Grant Grammar Copy Share Image
I was so ashamed of who I was. And I also felt like an outcast in gay society as well because I… — John Grant Ashamed Copy Share Image
When I reached my senior year in high school, I fell into a hole that took a couple of decades to get… — John Grant Copy Share Image
All any grownup expects of an adolescent is that he act like an adult and be satisfied to be treated like a… — John Grant Adolescence Copy Share Image
I believe humans have a soul that continues to exist after they die, but I don't know what form that will take. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I don't let the computer into my bedroom. It would get in the way of life, sleep. And I really can't let… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.' — John Grant Children Copy Share Image
The lion's share of what I listened to in the Eighties, what really affected me, was coming from Britain. — John Grant Copy Share Image
That inner narrative - the desire to understand the way I am - never really switches off. — John Grant Desire Copy Share Image
I've kept most of my friends for decades, and I continue to make new friends. — John Grant Copy Share Image
If I'm honest, I suppose there's something I don't want people to see in my eyes. They really are the window to… — John Grant Eyes Copy Share Image
I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel… — John Grant Business Copy Share Image
The thing is I don't feel like my story is special. I don't feel like it's different to anybody else. — John Grant Anybody else Copy Share Image
There's an incredible amount of pain involved in being a human, but this humorous stuff is essential in overcoming it. — John Grant Being Copy Share Image
