When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.

You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.

It was like being high when you reach those high notes.

It Might As Well Be Spring... I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way.

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.

It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.