Nick Anderson
"Coming up with a band name sucks."

Alisa Xayalith
"The band is straight, but we have gay musician friends."

Lisa Stansfield
"I have a sense of humor and sometimes play places that don’t speak English."

YUNGBLUD
"There’s no freedom to express yourself anymore."

Kevin Nietzel
"It's nice, because everyone's like, "Yeah, and what else?""

Jim Kerr
"The band is in great form."

Dermot Kennedy
"I want to attract people who are into something that is rooted in inclusive music, lyrically driven, but is also relying on hip hop for production."

Anne-Marie
"My dad always played records so I just wanted to have it in my hands to give to him."

Lauren Sanderson
"I didn’t want it to be something I talk about all of the time, but just a part of who I am."

Bonnie McKee
"I like to be pursued and men pursue me more than women."

Paul Young
"It is a struggle but thank god for the last decade where there was a faithful fanbase."

AJR
"We love Chicago, so try to come back as much as possible."

Betty Who
"I am really proud of everything I am doing right now. I feel very grown up, which is strange to say."

Jessica Sanchez
"We need more love and more acceptance. I’m a full supporter of the LGBT community."

DJ Joe Gauthreaux
"Chicago is always one of my favorite cities, because I feel like we understand each other musically."

Carlito Olivero
" If you love it, you can do it."

Belinda Carlisle
"The LGBT community has been a big support from the very beginning."

Allie X
"I feel I have the taste of a gay man!"

Noah Kahan
"I want people to know that I’m always going to be honest to myself."

ALMA
"I think everywhere I go more than 80% of my fans are gay"

Kate Nash
"Making art is an amazing thing to do, so if anyone sucks the life out of it I want to remove them from my life."

Danny Burgos
"We played [Beauty & the Beast] at the Cadillac Palace as well and I really love Chicago. It has a really special place in my heart."

Jerry Mitchell
"It's about finding those moments in the film that I think deserve song and deserve to be told in a theatrical way that's different from the film"

Klara Söderberg
"There is a healing power to music."