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"I'm encouraging you to know what you're worth. And know that no matter who has more money in class, who has more stuff, who has a country house - nobody is worth more than anybody else."
"Knowing that I inspired SAM SMITH is one of the most powerful experiences I've had as an artist. I was Sam. I still am Sam."
"So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool."
"There is a strong possibility I will release another volume of ARTPOP and I'm really hoping that it's soon."
"I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life."
"If I could for a moment just inspire you to love yourself, that would be worth EVERYTHING"
"I remember the first show I had there were about 3 people, at least there was somebody. The next one was about 30. Then a couple years later there were 300 people and before I knew it there were 3,000... Then one day, I opened my eyes and there were 300,000 singing all my lyrics."
"I love her. My piano. play the sh*t outta her."
"I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up."
"I'm a little bit naked, but that's okay."
"I am the excuse to explore your identity. To be exactly who you are and to feel unafraid. To not judge yourself, to not hate yourself."
"I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety."
"Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times."
"Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be."
"My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist."
"I'm on the edge with you"
"I just want to keep writing music."
"I'm inspired by fashion. I'm inspired by the moonlight. I'm inspired by sex and pornography and slasher films."
"My grandmother is basically blind, but she can make out the lighter parts, like my skin and hair. She says, 'I can see you, because you have no pants on.' So I'll continue to wear no pants so that my grandma can see me."
"'Cause you can't buy a house in heaven!"