“I moved to Naples, Florida, and by 15 I was into punk: Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, Operation Ivy. Along with the classic punk bands, like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat - all those bands that you get into when you're first getting into punk.”

American musician, singer, and songwriter

Laura Jane Grace is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Born in 1980, she is best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of the punk band Against Me!. She also fronts Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, a solo project she began in 2016. Grace became one of the first widely visible punk musicians to come out as transgender in 2012. Since then, her solo work has included Stay Alive in 2020 and Hole in My Head in 2024.