Music really matters in politics.

If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.

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When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is…

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'Girls Go Wild' was born out of a Joshua Tree excursion with some close friends after coming home from a long bit of touring.

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I'm a very emotional singer and songwriter.

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I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But…

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I feel like how I live my life is my own political statement.

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When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we…

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The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.

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The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never thought about…

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There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been…

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I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.

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I found New York too... 'vertical,' closed off, I didn't feel the muse like I did in L.A. Maybe it's the weather?

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I have a working-class approach to music.

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It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the…

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Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.

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