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Jake Shears
American
Musician
Born:
Oct 3
,
1978
Been
Love
Me
People
Think
You
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I don't let things stress me out, and I'm doing my best with all the battles life presents.
Jake Shears
Life
Best
Me
Stress
Battles
Out
Doing
Things
Presents
I've been a much happier person in my early thirties than I was in my twenties.
Jake Shears
Early Thirties
Thirties
Been
Than
Person
Happier
Much
Twenties
Early
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
War
Mom
Me
Crazy
Political
Side
Say
Press
About
Drives
Stuff
Sort
Because
Gets
Any
Going
Upset
Anything
We've never been outrageous on stage.
Jake Shears
Stage
Outrageous
Never
Been
I'm so crazy about making albums and singing and dancing.
Jake Shears
Crazy
Singing
Dancing
About
Making
Albums
There are only so many chords and notes in the world.
Jake Shears
World
Only
Notes
Many
Chords
I've never been great at being really analytical about myself.
Jake Shears
Myself
Great
Analytical
About
Never
Been
Being
Really
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
Life
Writing
Thought
My Life
All My Life
Write
Songs
Until
Wrote
Always
Going
Fiction
Loved
Started
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
Myself
Me
School
Situation
Kids
Out
Scary
Impatient
Had
Hostile
Put
Environment
Came
Lot
Up
Precarious
Very
Wanted
Realized
Grow
Grow Up
Now
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
Me
Phones
People
Think
Other
Our
Those
Ourselves
Out
Freak
Through
Arguing
Divisions
Talking
Each
I do think it's possible to change people's minds - it's one of my goals with my music.
Jake Shears
Music
Change
People
Goals
Think
Minds
Possible
One of my favorite venues is the Bowery Ballroom in New York. I love the room; there's a tiny stage, but I really like the feel of it.
Jake Shears
Love
Stage
Favorite
Feel
New
Like
Venues
Ballroom
York
Tiny
New York
Room
Really
I'm not the easiest person in the world to be partners with. I'm never home. I'm constantly running around the world. I can be impatient. I have a temper. I'm, like, self-obsessed. I'm irritable, self-absorbed.
Jake Shears
Home
World
Easiest
Running
Temper
Constantly
Impatient
Never
Self-Absorbed
Like
Partners
Around
Person
Ween is in my top five and have always been a huge inspiration.
Jake Shears
Top
Inspiration
Always
Been
Huge
Five
Lord knows, I love a brainless pop song.
Jake Shears
Love
Song
Knows
Lord
Pop
Pop Song
I get a little teary on stage sometimes. It can be really emotional when it dawns on you that people are singing along and having fun.
Jake Shears
You
People
Sometimes
Singing
Stage
Having
Having Fun
Emotional
Along
Get
Little
Really
Fun
I've grown to love L.A. It was a really touchy transition. It was not the easiest. It took me some years to love it.
Jake Shears
Love
Me
Took
Easiest
Some
Touchy
Years
To Love
Transition
Really
Grown
L.A. will never, ever, ever, ever be my town. It'll never be my town. It's not New York.
Jake Shears
Will
Never
New
Town
York
New York
Ever
Being able to afford getting groceries - it frees people up to be creative. I think when you're spending 16 hours of every day to pay your rent and get food, I just don't see where there's time outside of that to be creative and make things.
Jake Shears
Time
Food
Day
You
Creative
Every Day
People
Pay
Every
Think
Spending
See
Able
Outside
Hours
Make
Rent
Up
Afford
Get
Getting
Just
Being
Where
Groceries
Your
Things
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