Leigh [Bowery] obviously loved having me in the club because I would attract media, and he loved and lived for his column inches.

Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming 'Get a move on!' Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care.

A difficult crowd will always test your true ability.

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 really good friends with Matthew Ashman, the guitarist in Bow Wow Wow. He died, unfortunately. He was one of my best friends during my sort of punk period.

People say things about me all the time and I get over it. I've had some appalling things told about me.

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