Hayley Kiyoko Quotes
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I know who I am and what I want to say and what I'm supposed to sound like.
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I personally feel like people shouldn't have to come out. That, to me, was like a moment for myself where I was coming out to myself with, like, 'Okay, I can be the artist that I want to be, and as long as the music is good, people will accept me. It doesn't matter who I am, what I look like. If the music is good, they will like me. The end.'
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It's wonderful to see parents come together and openly support their LGBTQ kids at my shows.
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I thought I would be in a band like Arcade Fire or be like Fiona Apple - but pop just made sense to me.
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I just want to make art that connects with people and moves them on an emotional level. Any time I can put out music and place a story behind it and have people watch it and go, 'Wow, I was affected by that,' to me, feels like I've done my job.
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I've always wanted to do a video of me following a girl down the street. Michael Jackson's done it. Omarion's done it. All these male pop artists have followed women down streets in videos - it's kind of the classic thing. And I was like, there is no video of a girl following a girl down the street. I need to do this at some point in my life.
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Everything I do I believe in 100 percent, and I believe it's important.
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My goal has always been to just be a person who makes great art.
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I felt like people weren't going to accept me as a pop artist.
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I did not want to be the gay artist, and I talked to my manager all the time, like, I don't want to lead with that. I didn't want people to look at me like that's all I am.
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I just tend to date straight girls. That's my problem: I'm a turner.
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Being young is so hard. You're surrounded by judgment and fear.
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I've always wanted my lyrics to say something meaningful and, you know, you always want to tell a message with your art. So yes, as I continue to write music, I will write about things that are real and things that I feel aren't written about a lot.
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I love women, but I also respect them.