Laura Jane Grace

I guess I've been existing in my own head a lot.

— Laura Jane Grace

Writing your memoir is inherently narcissistic.

— Laura Jane Grace

I was always attracted to women.

— Laura Jane Grace

Two Coffins' is a song I wrote for my daughter.

— Laura Jane Grace

I don't feel like I've ever been in mainstream society.

— Laura Jane Grace

I had definitely stopped watching MTV by 2000.

— Laura Jane Grace

Living in Italy meant growing up without MTV.

— Laura Jane Grace

I never get to forget who I am, my gender identity.

— Laura Jane Grace

In a perfect world, in my opinion, 'they,' 'them,' and 'theirs' would be the pronouns that everyone would use.

— Laura Jane Grace

I felt more and more like I was putting on an act - like I was being shoved into this role of…

— Laura Jane Grace

A lot of people don't perceive me as female or trans, they just see some rocker.

— Laura Jane Grace

My least favorite thing about being in a band is photo shoots and video shoots. I like writing songs.

— Laura Jane Grace

“Don't let them break you... don't let them tell you who you are”

— Laura Jane Grace

As technology and science advances, I think the ability to alter yourself should be embraced.

— Laura Jane Grace

People don't have to understand a language to understand the emotion and sentiment behind a song.

— Laura Jane Grace

A lot of what keeps me going is wanting to be better, thinking I'm not good enough.

— Laura Jane Grace

My father was stationed in Italy in the military. I had no one to feed me what was cool, so I was…

— Laura Jane Grace

The first record we made, we recorded and mixed in a day. The second record was recorded and mixed in a week.…

— Laura Jane Grace

That's one of the biggest fears a lot of trans people have if they decide to come out, that they're making themselves…

— Laura Jane Grace

If I want someone to recognize the gender identity I feel, I'd have to ask for that. I can't assume people will…

— Laura Jane Grace

You know, sexism in the punk scene - or just in rock and roll in general - is so easily demonstrated by…

— Laura Jane Grace

As an artist, you're just observing the world around you. So much is overwhelming and it's all so inescapable that it can't…

— Laura Jane Grace

I grew up with a mother who always had every fashion magazine stacked up on the side of her bed. When I…

— Laura Jane Grace

Growing up, I never had a role model to show me that you can be trans and live a happy life. I…

— Laura Jane Grace

Trans people should be able to fall in love and sing love songs too, and have that be just as valid. You…

— Laura Jane Grace

I could write all songs all day long about what I think about the music industry or music in general. Sometimes I…

— Laura Jane Grace

My favorite video game when I was a kid was this game called 'Metroid' and the main character of 'Metroid' was Samus.…

— Laura Jane Grace

I've gotten to do some really amazing things, gone to some really amazing places, and just have some really unique experiences. And…

— Laura Jane Grace

Fans decide what pop culture is. We can define ourselves. Music and the presentation of art nowadays is totally in our control,…

— Laura Jane Grace

“Initially I had been attracted to punk and anarchism because I saw them as a means to make a positive change, where…

— Laura Jane Grace

I remember being really young - being 13 or 14 - when I first was really excited about punk rock as an…

— Laura Jane Grace

I moved to Naples, Florida, and by 15 I was into punk: Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, Operation Ivy. Along with the classic…

— Laura Jane Grace

I fear cops and have never felt the protection of them.

— Laura Jane Grace

My earliest memories are of dysphoria.

— Laura Jane Grace

Most people I know stopped talking to me after I came out.

— Laura Jane Grace

I've never had trouble talking and expressing my feelings.

— Laura Jane Grace

I turned to punk because I didn't fit in anywhere else.

— Laura Jane Grace

Chicago prides itself on being a mean city.

— Laura Jane Grace

I've been keeping tour journals since I was 17 years old.

— Laura Jane Grace

Trying to cause chaos - I think that's the way I create change.

— Laura Jane Grace