The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I love a lot of different styles, but my heart belongs in electronic music. — John Grant Copy Share Image
I just felt that I was going to fall apart if I didn't learn to be myself. — John Grant 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
The oldest continuously operated aquarium in the country features 630 species and more than 8,000 animals. The walruses are especially popular. — John Grant Animal Copy Share Image
I can't create music if I'm wearing a mask and not being myself, and that was the problem with The Czars. — John Grant Copy Share Image
Madeline Kahn is one of my favourite people in the entire world and one of the funniest. She was a talented Broadway… — John Grant Broadway Copy Share Image
When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human. — John Grant Human 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 Father 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… — John Grant Copy Share Image
I'm very proud that I have learned German and Russian. Especially Russian, because of how difficult and beautiful it is and because… — John Grant Beautiful 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
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 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
I have to strip away all the layers when I'm writing the song. I have to cut through all these layers of… — John Grant Copy Share Image
If 'Queen Of Denmark' was about my childhood, then 'Pale Green Ghosts' is definitely about my adolescence, and that period was completely… — John Grant Childhood 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
I spent many years trying to fit in and do things the way I thought I was supposed to - trying to… — John Grant Copy Share Image
Being embraced by the British people is a beautiful compliment for me. It feels very special. — John Grant Beautiful Copy Share Image
Becoming a musician was all about escape. It was about getting away from the foulness that was me. — John Grant 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
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
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
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
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
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
