Companion Quote by Perfume Genius

Music has always been there for me and is what's helped me through everything. It's like my solace.

— Sharleen Spiteri

I used music as therapy and embraced being a cry baby.

— Melanie Martinez

I grew up listening to great music that molded my character and my artistry, that helped me.

— Scarface

Music helped me to get out of a rough period in my life when I really struggled to see any future for myself and…

— Benjamin Booker

Music really helps me. It's like a best friend.

— El DeBarge

I found music to be the therapy of choice.

— David Byrne

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the…

— Eric Clapton

Then, in high school, I had a kind of mental breakdown; I didn't want to go to school anymore. It felt pointless. It was…

— Michelle Zauner

Music gets me through hard times, helps heal me heart, is always there on my good days and never leaves me alone on those…

— Tabby Maire

Music has always been a part of my life, and it helps me a lot because it speaks for me when I can't speak…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Music was my oxygen. It's what saved me from being a really lonely and scared teenager.

— Corey Hart

Growing up in music motivated me. I applied that to my education and it made me a better person.

— Raekwon