A lot of writers don’t know what it feels like to get on stage. They don’t understand the weight that songs can carry. I got a chance to play all these shows. I got a chance to define myself through music, so when it comes to helping other people figure out what they should say, I’ve been through it. Justin Tranter Read Quote
Before anything else, my favorite thing as a fan of music was to make up my own story as to what it means. Justin Tranter Read Quote
When we were starting out as a band in New York, we played a concert at a small club early on and asked Lady Gaga to open for us. We were big fans, and she had the same kind of approach to music as we did: not taking everything so seriously and just having fun. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I wouldn’t want to write a song in a pair of sneakers. I think it would be a horrible song. Justin Tranter Read Quote
When I saw Courtney Love in 1994, I knew what I wanted to do. The minute I saw a female-fronted rock n’ roll band, that changed my life. Justin Tranter Read Quote
If you think of ‘Chandelier,’ Sia’s singing her heart out about all those moments before she got sober, and that’s one way to convey emotion and make people hear every word. Justin Tranter Read Quote
Under-sung vocals can be very sexy because of the intimacy, but they can be just as heartbreaking for the same reason. Justin Tranter Read Quote
People are always quick to judge SPW because of the fact that I wear heels. For me, I just have no choice. This is just how I feel beautiful and how I feel awesome. I would just be so uncomfortable onstage if I was wearing something else. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I just didn’t really relate to Kurt Cobain. There was nothing very glamorous about him. Justin Tranter Read Quote
I didn’t want a day job anymore, so I somehow made the jewelry line work. Now that I look back on it, it was, like, the dumbest idea ever. Everyone and their mother has a jewelry line, so in retrospect, maybe not the smartest fallback plan. But it ended up working out great! Justin Tranter Read Quote
