Warren Street was at the high end of the New Romantic scene. They were mostly college art students and people who knew top designers.

Everything I think in life is about context and intention.

I was about 16 when punk started to happen... It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.

In fact, he [George Michael] was loitering in public loos like some pre-war homosexual. It's one thing to keep quiet. It's another to pretend you're someone you're not.

I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don't believe you get wiser because you get older. It's a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously

I think we grow into ourselves. And unfortunately we do it in the spotlight, so when we make mistakes, everybody knows about it.