137 Quotes by John Grant

There's a lot of anger in 'Queen of Denmark,' and that's me getting political.

I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel like it's never going to happen again.

Madeline Kahn is one of my favourite people in the entire world and one of the funniest. She was a talented Broadway star and also sang opera.

I grew up singing in a church choir.

People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing up and saying, 'No, there must be a way for me to live in this world,' that shows I'm an eternal optimist.

I can only live in the world of truth, inasmuch as I'm able to be truthful with myself at any given point, on any given day.

I could probably use some tips from a vocal trainer or something about breathing, but we all know it's not about technical prowess.

The snappier lyrics come when I'm feeling really good and up. A lot of times, they come after I've just had a meeting with somebody that was uplifting, and you get home, and you're feeling playful or upbeat or whatever, and then they just seem to pop right out.

The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that.