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. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
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. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
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. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
To know that the people who are singing along at your show actually have something in common with you and can identify with what you’ve gone through, makes the songs that much more meaningful to sing. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
My least favorite thing about being in a band is photo shoots and video shoots. I like writing songs. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
I have gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia. I don’t like to see pictures of myself. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
I think the hardest part for musicians is what a wide gulf of time there is between when you decide to sober up and when you have the ability to navigate being social and having relationships and being in a band and having friends while sober. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
Manic depression in general is something that runs in my family, and it’s something that I battle with. Laura Jane Grace Read Quote
