Steve Grand Quotes

#1. When people have expectations, you're going to make a lot of them upset - when in fact I'm not trying to represent anybody but myself.

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#2. cause and effect act in webs, not chains.

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#3. The poetry of life must not be replaced with matter-of-fact prose.

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#4. The songs are always drawn from personal experience; I'm putting myself into my music. I usually am playing myself. It's art, art that represents my life.

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#5. I'm not really a very social person. It exhausts me when I'm out.

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#6. I want to make honest music and tell honest stories that hopefully reflect the thoughts and feelings other people have.

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#7. I think it's such utter hypocrisy that so many people in our society were obviously all watching pornography and yet we treat these people [actors] like they're sub-human. I think it's just disgusting.

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#8. I get the most gratification in life by feeling like I'm doing something purposeful and meaningful and makes a difference to other people, and that comes with its pros and cons. I've accepted this is the kind of person that I am, and this is the path I've chosen in life - and I'm stickin' with it.

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#9. What puts my mind at rest is knowing I'm a person of integrity. I really do stand for what I say I stand for. I'm real!

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#10. I'm better at accepting the people who don't have nice things to say about me anonymously, but until you've experienced it, you don't understand how much it can affect you and mess with your mind.

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#11. It's really important for me to live purposefully, and I feel that way putting music out in the world and having people connect with it. That means everything to me.

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#12. People don't like what I represent, and they think I'm trying to represent the whole gay community just because I'm a gay person and I make music. By default I'm supposed to represent a whole community? I think that's ridiculous.

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#13. I would like people to see me as someone who is genuine and sincere and cares about the people who support me, and who doesn't forget how lucky I am to be doing what I love.

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#14. I did a handful of photo shoots and I never made any money for it just because I was trying to build a portfolio. I decided that that's not what I wanted to do.

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#15. Definitely 99% of the hate I get is from other gay people.

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#16. I'm not always open to creative input when I have my heart set on a creative idea or a message I want to convey.

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#17. I'm such an awful faker. Everything that comes out of my mouth needs to be the real deal. Not that I ever try to be deceiving, but sometimes it takes a while to find your voice and find what you want to say.

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#18. I'd rather have a lot of little donations than a couple big ones. That shows that people care and are giving what they can.

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#19. I'm a sensitive guy, and I'm already one of my harshest critics, so if other people are hard on me, it just amplifies how hard I already am on myself.

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#20. Control is as much an effect as a cause, and the idea that control is something you exert is a real handicap to progress

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#21. I wish I could be someone that is more in the moment. There's a benefit to being who I am because I get things done, but I probably don't need to be in my own head all the time because it's intense in there.

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#22. Everyone has to learn to work with people - it's part of being an adult, too.

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#23. I care about making music and I care about creating experiences for my fans with my music and my videos and my performances.

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