At this point, I have 10 pairs of cat earrings because fans bring them to me. The next song I write, I’m going to be like, ‘I love Chanel.’ – Mary Lambert
Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, ‘I’m an exception!’, like a moron, I thought I’d get a real job. – Mary Lambert
I have gained so much more from my experiences of being open and loving humanity rather than being jaded and being closed-off. – Mary Lambert
Before I got on full-time medication, I believed that my mental disorder was the reason I could create so much and create well, because it made me crazy. I could go to these dark places and then come out of it and just be human again. – Mary Lambert
The bottom line is: You are in control of your reactions to things and how you view things. – Mary Lambert
Music for me is a bit more spiritual. There are moments when I’m sitting at my piano, and I don’t realize that I’ve been playing for two hours – it feels like divine power. I know it’s so cheesy. – Mary Lambert
After a show over the summer, a girl came up to me who was a pastor at her church, which was not accepting of same-sex relationships. She said that ‘Same Love’ allowed her to come out regardless of the consequences. – Mary Lambert
Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole ‘Screw you, I’m awesome for what I do’ attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of. – Mary Lambert
I used to be on the kitchen floor, crying, wasted and thinking of lyrics. That was the only way I could create – as a tortured artist. I’ve learned that you can be stable and taking care of yourself and still create beautiful work. – Mary Lambert
I remember when I heard ‘Jessie’s Girl’ for the first time, I was like, ‘This is so applicable to lesbians!’ – Mary Lambert
If you want to help somebody, make sure you’re coming from a place of clarity and complete non-judgment; that way, you can begin to understand their journey, too. – Mary Lambert
One of the best parts about my job is that I get to dress for red carpets and appearances, and I often forgo working with a stylist because fashion is half the fun of any event! – Mary Lambert
Even when I’m in a really great, steady and stable place… I’m clinically bipolar, so that always exists – a darkness always exists. – Mary Lambert
It’s a really skewed part of our culture that happiness is the end-all be-all. The people that force themselves to be happy all the time often end up being the most broken. – Mary Lambert
Being in Los Angeles is this brutal awakening, where I feel not good enough as soon as I walk into a room, and I’m wearing the wrong thing, or I don’t have enough make up on. It’s all about image. – Mary Lambert
I came out when I was 17 – coming out in middle or high school is one of the most difficult things that anyone could experience. I wouldn’t wish it on my enemies. – Mary Lambert
When I came out, I said, ‘I’m going to be a proud gay artist.’ I’m not going to be Melissa Etheridge. But she’s a goddess! – Mary Lambert
I think a lot of us have some form of body dysmorphia… You’re looking in the mirror, and you’re kind of disassociated in some way. I think a good reminder is to actually, physically touch yourself. ‘Ah, okay, this is what my arm feels like. It’s not what I’m mutating in my head. I’m not some sort of scary monster.’ – Mary Lambert
Fat bodies are used comically. I respect Rebel Wilson so much, and Melissa McCarthy. I love them both. But so often, I feel like fat female bodies are used as props. – Mary Lambert
Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don’t just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding. – Mary Lambert
So I want to make money. I think it’s an OK goal to have. I always felt like I can’t ask for that. But why not? – Mary Lambert
It’s an interesting thing about being a ‘fem.’ People automatically assume that I’m straight. – Mary Lambert
Sylvia Plath, Rumi, there’s a lot of spoken word poets who do a really incredible job putting their spoken work into page poetry – that’s what I strive to do. – Mary Lambert
I’m a big emotional mess. I try to talk about things that people don’t like to talk about, especially in music. Hopefully it reaches someone and lets them access their vulnerability. That’s what I want it to accomplish. – Mary Lambert
Beauty, by way of fashion, has to do with confidence, with flattering silhouettes, with patterns, with proper fit for body type, and with an abundance of self-love! – Mary Lambert
I have a big thing with eye contact, because I think as soon as you make eye contact with somebody, you see them, and they become valued and worthy. – Mary Lambert