Sometimes indifference can be so erotic. I think the people who are most dismissive of you get the most of your attention.

Every freak has a mother. When I met Marilyn Manson I was struck by how nice he was. People are rarely as weird as you anticipate. Except for Courtney Love-who reminded me of that mad snake in The Jungle Book.

She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one.

I knew style and content went hand in hand.

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 can do anything. In GQ, I appeared as a man.

A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn't just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.