Justin Tranter Once I got into pop songwriting, I was kind of just ready to help other people tell their stories… I’m here to facilitate and structure and grow and make things a little more fabulous and a little more urgent. – Justin Tranter Fabulous Quotes Facilitate Quotes Grow Quotes People Quotes Pop Quotes Ready Quotes Songwriting Quotes Stories Quotes Structure Quotes Urgent Quotes Beyonce, Stevie Nicks, Ani DiFranco, Cardi B – Women tell awesome stories. I’m fortunate that I have a female publisher, and her boss is a man of color. My world is a little more diverse, but the majority of the business is not diverse at all.
Hisham Matar Growing up in the Libya of the 1970s, I remember the prevalence of local bands who were as much influenced by Arabic musical traditions as by the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. But the project of ‘Arabisation’ soon got to them, too, and western musical instruments were declared forbidden as ‘instruments of imperialism.’ – Hisham Matar
Kemi Badenoch If you go to the part of Nigeria I’m from, people will say ‘why is colonialism my concern?’ – Kemi Badenoch
Dana Hill My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I’ll go to college. – Dana Hill
Christian Siriano We have dresses that I actually think look better if you have more of a bust or more of a hip… or whatever it is. That’s why, in a collection, it should be as diverse as you can be. I think there should be options for a lot of different types of bodies and women. – Christian Siriano
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