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*Known to be vegan, an anarchist, and ''loudly'' outspoken on a range of leftist issues as well as frequently throwing his monetary support behind them. | *Known to be vegan, an anarchist, and ''loudly'' outspoken on a range of leftist issues as well as frequently throwing his monetary support behind them. | ||
*Despite being quite openly bisexual and speaking about it plainly on many occasions, including writing it into several songs and being quite direct about dating people of all genders, media frequently refers to him as "a strong ally to the LGBT community" when he is at fundraisers, Pride events, etc. | *Despite being quite openly bisexual and speaking about it plainly on many occasions, including writing it into several songs and being quite direct about dating people of all genders, media frequently refers to him as "a strong ally to the LGBT community" when he is at fundraisers, Pride events, etc. | ||
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+ | *No Strings - the first single of his to meet with any widespread success, kind of an angsty teen rejection of being told how to behave | ||
+ | *Blackbird - a lyrical vignette about a quiet moment in the bayou and a partial inspiration for his hardcore fans' nickname for themselves | ||
+ | *Enough -an angry meditation on bigotry and capitalism, very popular with leftists who haven't dumped him for being a mutant | ||
+ | *Why Not Both? (feat. Halsey) - a whimsical song about being bisexual | ||
+ | *See it Through (Grammy - Album of the Year) | ||
+ | **Sing me to Life - musically spectacular piece, usually what other violinists play if they like him and want to show off their skills | ||
+ | **See it Through - pretty much about mutual aid and activism, was immensely popular with leftists writ large and still is to some extent | ||
+ | **Brighter (Grammy - Song/Record of the Year) - basically a love song to Jax, and also very danceable | ||
+ | **Disappear - angry song about losing friends and refusing to be silenced, popular with angry young mutants | ||
+ | **Firefly O' Clock - ballad about simple joys and southern nights | ||
+ | **Little Wonder - an ode to defiant kids, transparently about Spencer to anyone who knows him. "I blink and I miss it, just look at you go/Really little wonder, no wonder you glow" | ||
+ | **On the Ball - about ballroom culture and queer families of choice, basically | ||
+ | **Dreaming in the Light - actually about Prometheus, though probably not obvious to anyone who doesn't know him | ||
+ | **Lost & Found - very catchy 2nd single widely regarded as not being political, contains thoughtful commentary on belonging and community. "We're never lost, we will find each other/A friend a teacher, muse or a lover" | ||
+ | **Home Again - a lament for losing one family and a celebration of finding another, plays off the saying "you can never go home again". | ||
+ | *Rogga (Off the soundtrack of a movie adaptation of N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season") - very popular with younger mutants for its theme of defiance at oppression specifically directed toward those whose powers are feared by others. "You took me down, I wasn't alone/Our voice will shatter hearts of stone" | ||
+ | *As I Am - an unapologetic defense of coming out, though it's not clear whether it's meant to be about being queer or a mutant | ||
+ | *New Skin - single about the mutant experience, debuted at the Met Gala, interrupted by a bombing that reportedly killed Ryan, which has given the song a kind of cult status. | ||
+ | *Growing Season (feat. [[Shane]] on violin) (theme song for a Netflix original series Garden Variety -- the show is very popular with teenagers; the song itself has gotten wildly more popular than the show did, somehow) - a sweet/catchy song about love and family and self-discovery | ||
+ | *Stonewall - queer power ballad dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, makes some LG(B) assimiliationists very uncomfortable | ||
+ | *Save Me (feat. [[Shane]] on violin)- seems to be about superheroes but is actually about surviving the Met Gala bombing and learning to make art again (with a lot of help) | ||
+ | *Stop For Death (feat. [[Shane]] on violin) (Theme song for James Bond ''No Time to Die'' movie) - total nonsense, total earworm, no one's sure what it means exactly | ||
+ | *Care Less (feat. [[Shane]] on violin) - fierce, slick, danceable song that's actually about caring more | ||
+ | *Safer (feat. [[Shane]] on violin) - catchy, poppy, and pretty straightforwardly about vulnerability, trauma, and consent | ||
+ | *Keep Your Family Closer (feat. [[Shane]] on violin) (for the Fast and Furious 9 soundtrack) - very popular with mutants, despite not being about mutants at all | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| '''...Notorious''' - ''Together with [[Jax]] has spent the past many years working to liberate other mutants from the Prometheus project, earning him an entirely different sort of reputation among those unlucky enough to have been through the labs.'' | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| '''...Notorious''' - ''Together with [[Jax]] has spent the past many years working to liberate other mutants from the Prometheus project, earning him an entirely different sort of reputation among those unlucky enough to have been through the labs.'' | ||
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+ | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| '''A Pretty Large Target''' - ''As the first and still pretty much only truly Big Name celebrities who is openly mutant, he tends to attract... a lot of opinions, for good and, mostly, bad. Love him or hate him, think he so brave or giving mutants a TERRIBLE name, want to murder him or wish he'd crawl back under a rock, people usually have SOME kind of thoughts even before they've met him!'' | ||
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