Teddy Geiger

“I'm not ashamed of myself.”

“I think the music that I'm writing and the stuff I'm going to do as I age will age.”

“I'm not a big tennis fan.”

“I'm just kind of trying to make the best stuff I can make.”

“I went to my junior prom. It wasn't that fun... And I don't dance.”

“A lot of animals are finding themselves in positions where their habitats are being destroyed.”

“I don't ever want to let anyone down. That's my worst fear.”

“A lot of what's happened with my career has been because of the Internet. It's a way for me to reach fans directly, especially with music.”

“I've done a lot of writing for other people, other projects, and what I tried to do with the music I'm putting out for myself is kind of keep it where I'm doing everything.”

“Movies affecting music has caused me to collaborate a little bit better.”

“It's funny. Some people now are like, 'Why would you transition? Why can't you just be comfortable how you were born?' That was my logic, but at a certain point, I realized that I was born uncomfortable.”

“You're always kind of having to 'make it' over and over again, which is cool and makes it fun. But I remember thinking, when I first did it, I was like, 'Cool. I made it. It happened.' And I did not. That's not how it works.”

“It's hard to feel like a teen idol.”

“The song 'Try Too Hard' I wrote when I was 10 or 11.”

“I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up in Rochester, there were limited resources. I'd never met a trans person before.”

“Everybody has had that experience of really wanting to do something and being afraid.”

“I used to be extremely shy.”

“I threw away all my boys' clothes and started wearing makeup.”

“I want people to see just who I am.”

“Having a hit is fine, but doing the work is what I want. I get more excited the day of creation than once it's big.”