For queer people, the personal is very political, just to talk about it in a public space. It's very political just to come out and take up that space and be like, 'This is my narrative. It's not an outsider… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
Queer is invincible because people have tried everything - haven't they? What haven't they tried to do to queer people? And horrible things happened. But you never stop, because it's the truth of who you are. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I'm in a car so much on tour that I often just ask my friends to DJ and ask them what they like. That's… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think that our work and our music stands on its own without this knowledge about our identity around it. But I also think… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I want to say that our shows are safer-spaces shows. Don't push anyone or affect anyone's space. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
People who pigeonhole us for our queerness are not people I'm interested in knowing. They're so boring. How dare you be so boring? Grow… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
There is power in organization. There is power in a community. People have always wanted to destroy communities. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
What we do is provide a suggestion. We say, 'We're queer. We're going to do this; we're going to open up the space to… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
The most radical thing about our lives is getting to be in a visibly filled-out queer crowd every night. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I'd say, at the end of the day, you know, from a songwriting practice standpoint, you write songs to make yourself feel something true… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
Ben Hopkins is a very nervous, neurotic kind of person who is afraid of not being liked by people all the time. But, Monster-Me… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I feel like with PWR BTTM, Liv and I tried to create something that was kind and cared about the people who come. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
When you're a queer person put in the spotlight, you're supposed to have all the answers. — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think that when you're queer, you grow up with these kinds of men who might have made you feel small because of who… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think the earnestness of what we're saying and what other bands like us are totally saying - or other queer bands - is… — Ben Hopkins Copy Share Image
