Jake Shears Professions : Musician Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Jake Shears I don't let things stress me out, and I'm doing my best with all the battles life presents. Jake Shears best me stress life I've been a much happier person in my early thirties than I was in my twenties. Jake Shears than person been early I'm such a fitness freak that I eat so plain, it's gross. I have oatmeal in the morning and then I have chicken breasts and vegetables and spinach shakes. Jake Shears chicken vegetables fitness morning I travel so much and am always living out of a suitcase, so my favorite saying is 'Wherever you go, there you are'. I love it because it's reassuring to me that you have to live in the moment wherever you happen to be. Jake Shears me moment you love I love Rebel Rebel in Manhattan's West Village for vinyl, but record stores are hard to come by these days. I almost don't even use iTunes. I mostly use music subscription services. But I'll go into Rebel Rebel once a month or so and buy everything I love on vinyl. Jake Shears rebel village music love My mom's a Christian and she loves me; that whole side of my family is Christian and I have no problem with it. Jake Shears me family mom problem My mom gets so upset at me when I say stuff in the press about anything political, and it drives me crazy because I say to my mom: 'I can't be on the side of any sort of war and I'm not going to be.' Jake Shears me crazy mom war We've never been outrageous on stage. Jake Shears been never outrageous stage I'm so crazy about making albums and singing and dancing. Jake Shears about singing crazy dancing I saw David Bowie in 'Labyrinth' when I was seven or eight. I told my mom I wanted a Bowie record, so we traveled to the mainland, which was, like, a three-hour trip, and I bought 'Let's Dance' and 'Tonight.' 'Let's Dance' blew my little mind. I became obsessed with it. Jake Shears like dance mom mind There are only so many chords and notes in the world. Jake Shears only many notes world I stopped writing fiction the moment I started writing songs, and I miss it. Jake Shears miss songs moment writing I love creating things. I love making things. Jake Shears making things creating love I've never been great at being really analytical about myself. Jake Shears never being great myself I've always loved to write, and I wrote fiction all my life. That's what I thought I was going to do in my life - until I started writing songs. Jake Shears loved my-life thought life I came out when I was 15 at school, and I realized I had put myself into a precarious situation. It was a very hostile environment for me, and a lot of kids had it in for me. It was a scary situation. I was very impatient. I wanted to grow up now. Jake Shears grow myself me school I hope that I do make music that can speak to anyone. I don't just want to play for a queer crowd. Jake Shears music speak hope want I think, as people, we're isolating ourselves. We're talking to each other through our phones, arguing... those divisions freak me out. Jake Shears think me talking people I do think it's possible to change people's minds - it's one of my goals with my music. Jake Shears goals music change people I just like to work with other people, and I like things that are kind of a little bit bigger than that. I don't know. I just feel like a solo record just kind of gives me the willies a little bit. Jake Shears feel me work people Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
