100 Quotes by Rostam Batmanglij

As a person who doesn't identify as straight, any love song I write is contextualized by a queer identity.

My music is about identity.

Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs.

Only a straight white person would have no concept of what visibility is. They've never contended with anything but visibility.

A lot of what being a producer is, is giving people space. Like psychologically being there to help them realize what they're trying to do.

I certainly think that my music is a response to my experience as a person who doesn't identify as straight, as a person who grew up American.

I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American.

A lot of people get a high from being onstage. I found ways to enjoy it. But I get it from being in the studio.

The most exciting songs to me are the unlikely hits, when you think, 'I love this, but why is it on the radio?'