A biography for Jake Shearshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not the easiest person in the world to be partners with. I'm never home. I'm constantly running around the world. I can be impatient. I have a temper. I'm, like, self-obsessed. I'm irritable, self-absorbed.”
“I just like to work with other people, and I like things that are kind of a little bit bigger than that. I don't know. I just feel like a solo record just kind of gives me the willies a little bit.”
“All I really care about is making great music and putting on great shows. I think, to do that, you have to be fearless. It certainly doesn't help to be insecure.”
“One of my favorite venues is the Bowery Ballroom in New York. I love the room; there's a tiny stage, but I really like the feel of it.”
“It's been in my musical DNA since I was a little kid. I think musical theatre has really influenced everything I've done.”
“Being able to afford getting groceries - it frees people up to be creative. I think when you're spending 16 hours of every day to pay your rent and get food, I just don't see where there's time outside of that to be creative and make things.”
“I stopped writing fiction the moment I started writing songs, and I miss it.”
“My mom gets so upset at me when I say stuff in the press about anything political, and it drives me crazy because I say to my mom: 'I can't be on the side of any sort of war and I'm not going to be.'”
“I get a little teary on stage sometimes. It can be really emotional when it dawns on you that people are singing along and having fun.”
“We've never been outrageous on stage.”
“I'm so crazy about making albums and singing and dancing.”
“I came out when I was 15 at school, and I realized I had put myself into a precarious situation. It was a very hostile environment for me, and a lot of kids had it in for me. It was a scary situation. I was very impatient. I wanted to grow up now.”