I think The Czars had an identity crisis, as we were five guys pulling in different musical directions. — John Grant Crisis Copy Share Image
Part of what I do, after feeling invisible for a long time, is make an effort not to be invisible any more. — John Grant Effort Copy Share Image
I can only live in the world of truth, inasmuch as I'm able to be truthful with myself at any given point,… — John Grant Day Copy Share Image
I'm angry because I was so scared for so many years about just being myself. — John Grant Anger Copy Share Image
Reykjavik has a mixture of southern and northern mentality. There's a laid-back, relaxed attitude but also the feeling things are going to… — John Grant Attitude Copy Share Image
You can only be you, and there are plenty of people out there who wouldn't have you be any other way. — John Grant Copy Share Image
It's not like we wanted to talk about the fact that we're gay all the time, but the world has forced it… — John Grant Gay Copy Share Image
When I write my songs, I'm writing about the pain, the joy, and the ridiculousness of being a human. — John Grant Being Copy Share Image
I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it… — John Grant Emotions Copy Share Image
I still deal with triggers and neuroses that I've developed over the decades. But I do think I have a great amount… — John Grant Compassion Copy Share Image
When I was young, people were so disgusted by me. Before I even knew that I was gay... everybody else had it… — John Grant Copy Share Image
Do you know the solo at the end of 'Why Don't You Love Me Any More?' that sounds like a chainsaw breaking… — John Grant Copy Share Image
It really was an amazing thing when Midlake brought me down to Texas and created an atmosphere in which I felt really… — John Grant Amazing Copy Share Image
The country's newest aquarium, opened in November, bills itself as the largest in the world, holding more than 100,000 animals representing 500… — John Grant Animal Copy Share Image
I know I'm likeable, but living with me is different. Yes, I can be charming. That desire to please people and learning… — John Grant Copy Share Image
'Ernest Borgnine' is sort of my version of Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose Of Cairo' in that it's about the occasional difficulty of… — John Grant Another world Copy Share Image
There's a lot of anger in 'Queen of Denmark,' and that's me getting political. — John Grant Anger Copy Share Image
I don't know about the totally happy album, though. I don't know if that will ever come from me. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I've been coming to Notre Dame since 1957. This place, this campus, is the closest thing there is to perfection. — John Grant Campus Copy Share Image
I could probably use some tips from a vocal trainer or something about breathing, but we all know it's not about technical… — John Grant Breathing Copy Share Image
I come from a position where it seems like I have an addictive quality to everything in my life. — John Grant Copy Share Image
Me becoming a person, instead of somebody who just hides and is afraid, has happened in tandem with me learning to write… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit reflects the aquarium's proximity to the state's Outer Banks, where thousands of ships have run aground… — John Grant Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish I was one of those artists like David Bowie. They're not putting their private lives out there; it's about… — John Grant Alter ego Copy Share Image
For me, every single thing I do seems to be about the process of letting go because that's what I so desperately… — John Grant Fear Copy Share Image
Icelanders love to speak English. Their English is a joy to hear because of how colloquial and idiomatic it is, but they… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I'm quite gregarious. But when it comes to relationships, I mean, I'm no good at it. I suck at it. And people… — John Grant Copy Share Image
When I came out, I found I hadn't been born with the right genes. It's quite brutal. If you're beautiful and you… — John Grant Beautiful Copy Share Image
I feel like, in the Czars, for example, I was afraid. I couldn't express myself. I didn't have a connection to myself.… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I don't feel like I'm writing music for gay people. I'm a gay man who is writing music about one tiny little… — John Grant Experience Copy Share Image
I've kept going to therapy to find out why my perspective is so skewered and why I'm filled with rage. It's so… — John Grant Anger Copy Share Image
