I never really listen to what people say. My thing is that my favorite artists are artists that are theatrical. Obviously when you are doing a recording, things aren't gonna translate as over-the-top.

I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.

People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.

Los Angeles can be a really sad city.

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

When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.

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