I was terrified of girls until sophomore year of high school. I couldn't even borrow pencils from them. I'd have to wait until the teacher called me out on it, like, 'Does anybody have a pencil for Teddy?' because I'd be too scared to ask the girl next to me.
I threw away all my boys' clothes and started wearing makeup.
Everybody has had that experience of really wanting to do something and being afraid.
People have their image of you or their ideas about who you are, and it can be frustrating.
I told a couple friends about it... I was like, 'Hey, might be trans, might want to look at doing hormone therapy, just letting you know'... and they were like, 'Yeah cool. Who cares? Like, whatever, awesome.'
Painting my nails was one of the things I liked to do, and I was so terrified of, like, ever letting anybody see my nails painted.
I went to my junior prom. It wasn't that fun... And I don't dance.
I used to be extremely shy.
I was on 'In Search of the Partridge Family,' MTV'S 'Miss Seventeen,' and the comedy 'Love Monkey.'
Music has been more a solitary, creative thing. The acting side of things and working in movies has helped me collaboratively with music in terms of helping me get ideas across to other people and making it more of a team efforts.
I started painting my nails and started wearing some women's clothing, but that whole side of me always caused problems in my intimate relationships. There was a lot of shame attached to it. I'd talk to people I was dating about it but still feel ashamed.
Things kind of have their arc: you get signed, and your first thought is, 'Oh my God, I made it!' But you never really make it.
I've done a lot of writing for other people, other projects, and what I tried to do with the music I'm putting out for myself is kind of keep it where I'm doing everything.
I want people to see just who I am.
I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up in Rochester, there were limited resources. I'd never met a trans person before.
I think you can tour the country and collectively reach fewer people than just being on television one time.
I'm just kind of trying to make the best stuff I can make.
A lot of animals are finding themselves in positions where their habitats are being destroyed.
I'm not a big tennis fan.
I'm not really a huge team player guy; I wasn't really into sports or anything.
