Frankie Grande

Having this message of sobriety and recovery to blast out into the world is also very powerful and kind of the reason why I'm on this planet, I think; it's one of my purposes. ”

Every day of my life, I wish I was on Broadway. It's my favorite place. It's my heart; it's my soul. ”

I try very hard to live my life in an exemplary way, which is, you know, 'Shine bright like Frankie.' ”

OMG, I have my 'Mamma Mia!' playbill framed in my bedroom. It was magical! I totally cried... a lot! I remember collecting playbills my entire life, and then to be in one... I have no words. ”

Ray of Light' changed my life. The whole album, but that song specifically, was just so life-changing and incredible for me. ”

I can pretty much name and rattle off the genus and species of all the bugs you see in everyday life. ”

I showed my nana, who lives in Delray, my writeup in the 'New York Times,' and she said, 'When will you be in the 'Sun Sentinel?' ”

After the tragic events of Manchester, with the senseless loss of life and the fear that came from knowing my family was unsafe and that I was completely powerless to protect them, I went to a very dark place with no tools to handle the feelings that came along with the devastation of the attack. ”

The party life that had once given me so much confidence and comfort had turned into a nightmare where I never felt more alone. ”

I definitely take influences from my idols David Bowie and Billy Joel. I've combined them with the Frankie Grande-isms that I've cultivated over singing every night for two shows a week for four years on Broadway. ”