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I have a working-class approach to music.
I'm a very emotional singer and songwriter.
To me, rock and roll is not a perfect science.
Every artist wants to connect with the listener.
Jeff Buckley songs are kind of random but so catchy.
I guess I just feel very comfortable with being myself.
I have a lot of stories about being mistaken for a guy.
I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.
I like to make broader strokes with politics in my work.
I feel like how I live my life is my own political statement.
Songwriting is what I am trying to stay good at and get better at.
I just want to feel free. If someone feels inspired by it, then fine.
It's 'LP' personally and professionally. Even my girlfriend calls me 'LP.'
I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.
I've written for Rita Ora; I've written for Chiddy Bang - there's been a few.
I think one of the people that's done the most for the gay movement is Ellen DeGeneres.
The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself.
I definitely felt the love from L.A. from the get go. People appreciate good music out here.
I don't think a good singer or a great singer is either of those things without a great song.
I do have a little setup at home. I use Pro Tools and a Neumann mic. Neumann's are my favorite.
If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.
My mom died before she knew I was gay, and my dad thought it was a phase, then realized it wasn't.
The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing.
I found New York too... 'vertical,' closed off, I didn't feel the muse like I did in L.A. Maybe it's the weather?
'Pop' is not a bad word. What's more interesting than changing the chemistry in a room in three minutes with a song?
I know all too well what it takes to have a hit: A little bit of luck, a little bit of work, a little bit of talent.
When the major labels didn't work out the first time around, it taught me not to force things. You gotta let it flow.
I'd love to do something with Bruno Mars because I love his voice and the playful and intelligent way he delivers a song.
'Girls Go Wild' was born out of a Joshua Tree excursion with some close friends after coming home from a long bit of touring.
Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.
Pop is like a puzzle: to write a perfect pop song, you never know, and there's so much that can happen in a second with a song.
I think Pride, it means ultimately, finally, being able to live with freedom in some ways. Or, at least, that's what we're striving for.
There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been looking for.
When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is particularly straight up rock.
I feel like Canada is really good at nurturing their artists, and America's not so good at that. The artistic community is so important to a country.
I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But I'm not looking to be your gay savior.
You could have written the biggest hit song, and all eyes are looking to you to write another one. It's not a thankless job; it's just an endless job.
I like diversity. I'd like there to be all levels of gay and straight, all different variations of gender, all colors, all creeds. I'm into seeing that.
It's interesting when you write something for somebody else, and then you're like, 'Oh man, I just laid my whole trip on them, and they don't even know!'
I would wear sunglasses all the time if it wasn't looked down upon in certain situations. I always thought I'd be someone who wore sunglasses like Roy Orbison.
I was having a nice anonymous little time as a writer. I really was on the writer path. I was sort of minding my own business. I loved making a living in music.
I do rock the sunglasses. To a rude point, at times. But I don't care, it's my first defence. I'm shy, so I've gotta have something. I need some protection, man.
The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never thought about songs on the radio and who wrote them.
I have a retro feel to my work, to my person, but I also have a futuristic view of what's possible. We can have people in pop that have more diverse looks and attitudes.
I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist - is of paramount importance to it all.
I studied Paul Simon's 'Slip Slidin' Away' and 'Still Crazy After All These Years.' I wanted to explore adult themes, portraying the hurt that's in even a good relationship.
I think I have a different view of what pop is and what can be acceptable in that realm. I feel good about that. I want fans to see that not everything's so black and white with genres.
With Joe Walsh, that was kind of random. I'd written 'Hi-Roller Baby' for myself while I was at Island/Def Jam; literally, four years later, it got cut. Songs can be around for a long time.
It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the songs together, and define a new room in the house, helping the other rooms make sense.
If Hillary Clinton had been president, we'd have had a false sense of security. Trump has brought everything to the light - racism, homophobia. It's one of our darkest points, because we should know better.