Fantasy is so much hotter than reality most of the time.

There's a certain amount of mind control that happens. Everybody is living in a world where they're being controlled. They're being told what to think, what to do, and what to eat.

Conforming is not cool. Embracing who you are and what makes you different is actually what’s really cool.

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.

You are so much more, than your orientation, you know it and I know it.

A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.