One wouldn't want to have the same dilemmas at 50 as one had at 15. And indeed I don't. I have a very different take on life.

My first understanding of HIV and AIDS was like everybody else from my generation. In the mid-'80s, we heard about this, and it was terrifying, because we knew nothing about how to respond to it appropriately, and we didn't really understand about how the virus is passed. There was a lot of misconception about that.

I'm not particularly attention-seeking.

I'm not living my life under the spotlight for anybody.

The music industry has always been a beast, which would eat you up and spit you out.

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.