I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash – a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.
TRIXIE MATTELOut of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.
More Trixie Mattel Quotes
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I always tell my mom that if she would have just bought me a Barbie when I was little, I would have gone into real estate.
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Most drag queens, they put on music like it’s a costume. It’s not in their bones. It’s not in their background.
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When I’m in drag, I don’t always want to be spoken to, but I love being looked at. Nobody puts that much work into how they look to be ignored.
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Whatever is underneath all the drag, it actually doesn’t really matter. It kind of just matters, are you a great entertainer? And are you nice to work with? Are you good at your job?
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Drag will always find a way to be weird.
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I want to look otherworldly, like I was made in a factory.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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I remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped.’ That was her peak, and she is such an amazing singer. Plus, I was a little gay boy, and the music video for ‘Beautiful’ existed, so obviously I was affected.
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Katya is literally my flesh and blood. Best friend status.
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Katya and I, as a yin and a yang, we pretty much represent the entire, full gambit of talent, you know? Together, there’s not really much we can’t do.
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I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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As drag queens and as comic people, we listen to our own artistic compass all the time.
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Some people say that ‘Drag Race’ is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it’s about shaking RuPaul down for her money.
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Dark comedy helped me survive.
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