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“Blackpool is a hilarious place. It's kind of like the Las Vegas of the U.K. It's by the sea and there's a lot of casinos and resorts.”
“All the best songs have an element of sadness.”
“I'm not saying that being straight is easy, but when you're gay, you don't really have a familial network or support system. You have to find that.”
“Let's let our men be happy, be sad, be trans, be questioning, be bisexual, be non-conforming, be feminine, be masculine!”
“Well, I moved around quite a lot so I was born in Yorkshire and then I moved to Blackpool, which is like North England.”
“I think kids are all focused on their hierarchy and status, and I was low status or something.”
“I just feel lucky to be able to do stuff I enjoy.”
“I can be a really awkward frontman on stage.”
“I had such intense self-loathing for so long.”
“Women are so appallingly represented in movies.”
“My dad had been very absent, even when he was there. Then he left the family and moved away. Our relationship, it feels to me, ended when I was 13.”
“I genuinely do want the world to change in a positive way, but I wouldn't call myself an activist, you know? I'm an entertainer who engages with activism because it feels really meaningful for me.”
“As young as 10 I started fancying boys. It's a common experience but I just wished I wasn't gay up until the age of 18 or 19.”
“I think all of the best songs are about heartbreak and love.”
“Felt really low as a teenager and hearing music from artists that could express their pain in a way that is beautiful and made me feel better about the way I felt and I think that is something that anyone can relate to.”
“School was like a hostile place. I just hated being at school. I think some people really thrive in that environment. I was a good student, but I just didn't enjoy school. I found it really tough.”
“I think everyone knows what it is like being in love. It's never a smooth thing. Whether you are happily together or not.”
“Now, to be a mainstream act, you have to be firing on all cylinders on so many different platforms. You've got to have a social media voice. You've got to do promo on TV. You've got to tour everywhere.”
“I was obsessed with Jeff Buckley for a while - I was convinced that Jeff Buckley and I were communicating with each other through time.”
“I used to travel a lot as a kid and when I first moved to England I felt lonely and my parents were splitting up at the time.”