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 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 Copy Share Image
I could have easily said that I don't believe in anything when I came out of the upbringing that I had, but… — John Grant Copy Share Image
It was very depressing to realize that, when looking around for regimes that have systematically corrupted science within the past century or… — John Grant 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 spend a lot of my time just looking at words and grammar and writing things down that I don't know. — John Grant 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 feel like, every single decision I make and every single album I make, it's all about letting go. Letting go of… — John Grant 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 lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional… — John Grant 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 Copy Share Image
People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing… — 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. I thought,… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I have trouble with things like Facebook. It presents such a warped vision. I get sick of people's opinions about every little thing and… — John Grant Copy Share Image
The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that. — 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
'Ernest Borgnine' is sort of my version of Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose Of Cairo' in that it's about the occasional difficulty of coming to… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I feel uncomfortable when I think about my father listening to my records, because I don't want to hurt him. — John Grant 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 say things… — John Grant 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 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 highlights them,… — John Grant Copy Share Image
