Laura Jane Grace Quotes

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Laura Jane Grace

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 8, 1980

That's one of the biggest fears a lot of trans people have if they decide to come out, that they're making themselves unlovable and that they'll never have a relationship again.

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I really like dumb romantic comedies; that's the way I can turn my brain off and let go.

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I was always taught by punk to think for yourself and to question authority. That's what I've always tried to do.

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I dealt with depression for my whole life. That's not something that was caused by being trans.

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I want to be an involved parent in my daughter's life and do the things that other parents do, like go to the PTA meetings.

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I'm big on hair. I love Julianne Moore's hair. That's all I'd like: Julianne Moore hair.

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Saying to someone 'I'm a transsexual' is the most empowering thing I've ever felt in my whole life.

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

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When I'm on tour, people see me in one way, but in normal life I doubt people even recognize me.

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

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Every artist has the song where they say, 'I wish I could have written a song as good as this,' but they don't feel like they've done it yet. It pushes you to evolve.

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The first record we made, we recorded and mixed in a day. The second record was recorded and mixed in a week. The third was recorded and mixed in a month, and 'New Wave' was mixed and recorded in six months. It was an epic project.

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I think that on paper we did make so many of the classic mistakes that a punk band makes, signing to a major label, getting in business with the wrong people, stuff like that.

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You know, sexism in the punk scene - or just in rock and roll in general - is so easily demonstrated by the amount of women or queer people that you see on stage versus the amount of cis males that you see on stage.

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I want to write songs, and I would like to play and sing them. I'm not a politician; I'm not a comedian. I hate coming up with bits to do between songs.

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Musicians are kind of like pirates, you know? You have to be free to follow whatever your muse is, or wherever life is pulling you - especially if you aren't in, like, U2, and making millions and millions of dollars.

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For most people who are transitioning, surgery isn't really a financial reality. So to place these goals of 'in order to be happy with my body, I must do this thing' is really damaging to yourself.

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Going on tour for 10 years straight and playing 200-plus shows a year, you can't ever come back from that mentally. You're twisted in a weird way where you need that in order to be a person still.

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Manic depression in general is something that runs in my family, and it's something that I battle with.

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I've gotten to do some really amazing things, gone to some really amazing places, and just have some really unique experiences. And if I have one regret looking back it's that - not a regret even, because I think that's kind of labeling depression as something you can control - but I just wish I would have been able to enjoy it more fully.

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