Someone once said a cynic is just a disappointed romantic. That really, really sums me up.

The Taboo crowd was certainly less precious. They were happy to end up in a pile of vomit and booze at the end of the night. It was antifashion, in a sense. They were just as obsessive as the New -Romantics but they acted like they didn't care.

For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion - even sexy - despite being overweight by conventional standards.

Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

I mean, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, I think the young kids sell lot of records. But for an older kind of artist, more of a sort of heritage, vintage type of artist, you have to think outside the box.

For me, I've gotten better at that since I've gotten older. I never was good at that when I was younger.

What's really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing and I don't intend to be one of them.