Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.

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.

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.

So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.

The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.

There's no regrets for me.

If My New Album Isn't Out in 2014, Something is Seriously Wrong!