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Changing my name was traumatic for me.

I tried never to be defined by my past.

I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.

I was making more electronic and synth-based music, and when I changed my name, it helped me grow and liberate myself a little bit.

I'm a Progressive. Much in the same way our founding fathers - who, oddly enough, wouldn't get elected today - were Progressives.

I faded away for a while out of necessity.

I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.