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

The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world... As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world - there've been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.

I don't know whether when I was 20 years old or 25 years old if somebody would have come along with incredible wisdom whether I would have really listened.

I don't get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa?

I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say "happy birthday" to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.

The band never actually split up - we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.

I'm much more careful now about who I let into my life, but I don't think you could ever change what you're attracted to. You can make choices if you want to be with those people.