Growing up in a small town in upstate New York, some of the first real friendships I had were in chat rooms.

One joke coming from one person can land completely flat, while somebody else delivering it in a unique way can really elevate it.

Any kind of gender expression is performance for me, regardless of where it is on the spectrum.

The bigger your platform gets - it kind of feels like being Godzilla sometimes. You make a slight move and you can accidentally knock over a building. It's a tough thing to navigate.

Before I Ever Met You' was the first one to come out and that just dives into the grit, and it's pretty graphic about a relationship. For my first song, it was very special the way it happened, because I didn't really hold anything back, and people responded to it.

We invest less in our friendships and expect more of friends than any other relationship. We spend days working out where to book for a romantic dinner, weeks wondering how to celebrate a partner or parent's birthday, and seconds forgetting a friend's important anniversary.

I feel like I've had so many successes on so many levels, even if it is just my relationships with my friends.

I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.