100 Quotes by Olly Alexander

When I was a bit younger, I loved Rufus Wainwright - just the fact that he existed.

I'm a big believer that if you want things to change you have to embody that change.

I just listen to true-crime podcasts, do some weights and pretend I know what I'm doing.

Pop music has a pretty good track record of embracing queer culture.

I think the word 'twink' is pejorative. There's something endemic about the gay community where we praise masculinity more than anything else.

I would love it if less bands were hetero.

I hear bands say they don't know what country they are in at times. Now I understand because we sleep at weird times and are always in different places - but I'm not moaning. It's all fun.

I'm a real left-winger. I fancy Jeremy Corbyn!

The first artist I really loved was Stevie Wonder. That opened the doors to other soul singers like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.