I try not to write two songs about the same thing, although, on occasion, it happens, so I guess it kinda helps to change stuff up.

Teddy Geiger

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A lot of times, I'd be styled and, like, wearing a t-shirt I wouldn't ever wear. All the sudden, there's this image of you, and you're like, 'Hold on, wait.'

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I've done a lot of writing for other people, other projects, and what I tried to do with the music I'm putting out for myself is kind of keep it where I'm doing everything.

myself music writing people

I was terrified of girls until sophomore year of high school. I couldn't even borrow pencils from them. I'd have to wait until the teacher called me out on it, like, 'Does anybody have a pencil for Teddy?' because I'd be too scared to ask the girl next to me.

me girl teacher school

I got No Doubt on cassette, 'Tragic Kingdom.' And I just remember being so psyched about all those songs and, like, the songwriting and just her voice, and her vibe was amazing.

amazing voice doubt remember

I want people to see just who I am.

i-am see want people

I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up in Rochester, there were limited resources. I'd never met a trans person before.

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I think you can tour the country and collectively reach fewer people than just being on television one time.

think you time people

I'm just kind of trying to make the best stuff I can make.

best just i-can trying

A lot of animals are finding themselves in positions where their habitats are being destroyed.

animals finding where being

I'm not a big tennis fan.

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I'm not really a huge team player guy; I wasn't really into sports or anything.

anything team guy sports

Music has been more a solitary, creative thing. The acting side of things and working in movies has helped me collaboratively with music in terms of helping me get ideas across to other people and making it more of a team efforts.

me music team people

Movies affecting music has caused me to collaborate a little bit better.

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My goal is to make music and be a part of cool projects.

make cool music goal

It's not a cis-man becoming a cis-woman. It's a trans person just being who they want to be. This is how I've always felt, and this is who I've always been. But so much focus is put on the transition or the change because it's so visible. But that's not even what it is... That's who that person's been and who they are now.

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A lot of what's happened with my career has been because of the Internet. It's a way for me to reach fans directly, especially with music.

me internet music way

I went to my junior prom. It wasn't that fun... And I don't dance.

junior prom dance fun

I used to be extremely shy.

extremely used shy

I was on 'In Search of the Partridge Family,' MTV'S 'Miss Seventeen,' and the comedy 'Love Monkey.'

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I'm extremely bad at not missing TV shows, but I'd like not to miss '24.'

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