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" I get a real thrill for being ‘overtly queer’ in my aesthetic. " - Olly Alexander

" I think the best relationship you’ll ever have is the one with yourself. That might even be the most important one. " - Shannon Purser

" I don’t really set out to please anybody, and I don’t think I ever have. I have occasionally been encouraged to try to write something specifically for the purpose of releasing it as a single to get radio play. Those are not my best songs, as a rule. " - Ian Anderson

" I decided I was going to be an artist who wrote my own songs, and turned down the publishing deal. That meant that the first few years here were really tough financially. I didn’t know if I was going to have gas to get home sometimes or could put gas in the car. " - Cam

" Success is so bad for everybody, period. Especially a certain kind of success, when people practically give up their identity. They forget who they are, how they are. " - Jack Dunphy

" I felt alien my whole life, but I didn’t feel alien because of my gender. Other people made me aware of my gender. " - Patti Smith

" If people would like to come to my concerts I’d love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself. " - David Gilmour

" I don’t mind what the critics say, but I don’t generally read them. I’m more concerned with viewing figures. " - Harry Enfield

" My security comes from the fact that I’ve never done a job for money. " - Sam Elliott

" House Hardy – myself and Brother Nero – are pioneers. My style of booking during early independent bookings was very similar to what ‘Ring of Honor’ later became, which is what WWE later became. " - Matt Hardy