For me, as a kid desperate to make music, I thought the only way I could do it was to try to be a superstar – which is a fun thing to be, but it can be exhausting and degrading. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I like to make glamorously informed songs for glamorously intelligent people. Justin Tranter Read Quote
The beauty of letting marginalized people tell their own stories is it isn’t only the right thing to do socially, but it’s also the right thing to do financially. People love the truth, and people like to spend money on the truth. Justin Tranter Read Quote
If a song is being written for a woman, there should be a woman in the room collaborating. Justin Tranter Read Quote
Young women should be telling stories of other young women. And if the superstar who is an amazing storyteller isn’t a writer, that’s totally fine, but we should get a young female writer in the room to work on that song with us. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I’ve experienced some really very obvious, direct homophobia – when I was still trying to be an artist, behind the scenes, being told to be less gay, be less feminine. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I was very lucky that my family really supported me in exploring my femininity when I was young, and so it was a joyous thing. Justin Tranter Read Quote
It’s interesting to see the more femme that you present yourself, the more people sort of dehumanize you. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I really do pride myself on being able to help other people tell their stories and bring out the best in them. But I still, every song I’m writing, I still need to relate to it. I still need to find my true self in it, or else it’ll feel dishonest. I mean, everything has a queer meaning as far as I’m concerned. Justin Tranter Read Quote
