Top 55 Lights Quotes

There are no rules. And there are no boundaries in terms of where your imagination can take you. That is so necessary for music.

Role models are important and if you see it you can be it.

An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the same words may mean something else. Music is so powerful that way: It dictates and soundtracks our moods.

I’ve never been this massive artist, but I’ve always had this really wicked cool fanbase – people that really dive in, know every single B-side, and cosplay characters at our shows.

For me, the biggest gauge for success in a project is people’s reaction to it and what they’re saying about it and if they’re sharing it on social media.

Now that I have a daughter, I notice what’s marketed to young women.

Music has always been a visual thing to me, so writing and drawing the ‘Skin&Earth’ comics, which tie cohesively with the music, was an obvious move for me as an artist.

A word can change so much depending on how you say it, or how you sing it.

I’m not good at talking politics. I’m probably not well-versed enough to speak out, but I do have my opinions and my feelings and frustrations, especially with regards to the environment and sustainability and our lack of taking care of what we have.

I have this fascination with space, but I also have a fascination with the Titanic.

I sleep in a bunk bed because my studio’s under it. It’s like a loft bed.

When I had my baby, it really freed my mind. No matter how well you do or how unsuccessful you are, there’s still somebody who thinks you’re the best in the world.

I think there’s this standard in our society that when we become a mother, we just become a mother, and that’s all you are. That’s an amazing thing, but I think you’re doing your child a disservice by not following your dreams either. I work really hard to make sure that I’m chasing all the things I always dreamed of.

It’s nice to pretend we could lead a normal life!

Around when I was 11, I remember hearing U2’s ‘Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.’ I remember hearing it and thinking that’s what I want to be doing – making something that feels like that.

Being a mom makes it harder to find time to write and it gets harder to find time to sit down and do a vocal, because there’s a baby behind you crying.

When I’m at home, I get what I need to get done during the day and reward myself with a little ‘WoW’ time at night. Some people read a book before they go to bed.

I’ve been a fan of ‘Wonder Woman’ as long as I remember knowing who Wonder Woman was. And being able to draw or write ‘Wonder Woman’ would be amazing.

I love getting online and looking at people’s responses to things and communicating with everyone.

You need to enjoy what you’re doing in order to do something good. You can’t force it.

I’m a big fan of Grimes.

I think we all struggle with mental health.

I’ve actually steered away from just calling them ‘comics.’ I just call them books.

I used to play music at home, and now I’m playing for thousands of people.

The beauty of collabs is being able to genre-blend and try different things that you never would get to do.

You know, you can’t give this unattainable superhero and expect people to identify with them. It’s a cool story to read, but I never identified with Wonder Woman, until I read the story like, where she goes blind for a year and ends up in the underworld.

I don’t have musical theory or great chord knowledge, but what I have got me where I am.

Our down time at home consists of hikes and video games and trying to cook – because we are awful at it.

As most people do, you have to learn your talent. It doesn’t really just come.

After I had a kid, I value every minute of time that I have alone and I don’t take it for granted anymore.

The way things are today, people need to talk about mental health and need to be open about it.

I’ve learned how to be confident and not be nervous in a paralyzing way, and I’ve learned that it’s best not to close yourself off from people, you let people in.

Growing up, I was always blown away by ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Barbarella’ and ‘Logan’s Run.’ The retro sci-fi thing.

Having toured a lot really influences some of the decisions you make in the studio – is this part anthemic enough for people to want to sing to it at a show? is this part dynamic enough? Is this drum beat ‘arena’ enough? You think about it a lot when you are creating, for sure.

I can no longer listen to ‘The Listening’ because it’s been done so many times now.

I really like my microwave.

I used to have this little punk pop band, and I don’t know why we did ‘Behind Blue Eyes,’ because it’s not punk pop. But we did, it was our slow jam.

One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn’t about myself anymore.

I think people act on their emotions without thinking on them and one of our biggest faults as humans is our instinct to do that. I know I’ve done it. I’m trying to learn how to control that.

I can really identify with the content that I read in comics.

I loved comics for a long time, loved the medium, and I love where comics are going. It’s on the forefront of social issues, and there’s no production value limit, so you can create an entire world. As long as you can visualize it, you can make it a reality.

I got signed to a development deal when I was 15. That fell through after about a year when the company merged with another label. Then I got picked up by Sony publishing. So I was writing professionally from 16 to 18. Then I started making my own records.

You can’t go with the intention of writing something inspirational. You just have to go with the right heart.

I’m such a geek.

You have to learn how to deal with curve balls.

I hate listening to things quietly. If I’m going to listen to something and fully enjoy it, I want the volume all the way up. That, for me, is a good immersive experience.

Being a performer and recording artist and playing ‘World of Warcraft’ – that’s a pretty time-intensive combination.

I’m kind of obsessed with laser guns.

When I was younger it was a lot of quantity over quality. Just writing, writing, writing. Hundreds of songs. Now it’s fewer songs. If I write 10 songs I believe 80 percent of them are good and gonna be used.

I was in bands all through my youth. Things started out more acoustic and then piano ballads. Then R&B followed by sappy pop music and then rock, punk and heavy metal.

If I met the right girl, I could easily fall in love.

Not that I sound anything like her, but I grew up singing like Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion was definitely my favourite artist when I was 12.

If you have a power – don’t hide it.

I have my DS with me all the time on the road.

We need to re-evaluate what we market to our kids.