A lot of Donna Summer and things that maybe weren't trendy anymore or weren't hip in gay clubs but you'd hear them at Taboo.

Tweeting is something you can do wherever you are, on your phone, on the computer, in an airport lounge. It's easy to do, and I do find it fun to communicate with people. It's quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don't know how important it is in terms of one's career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it's nice to communicate.

I'd got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.

Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.

Drugs became an obsession, like Culture Club had been, like religion later became although I'm through with that now.

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.

Comparing Madonna with Marilyn Monroe is like comparing Raquel Welch with the back of a bus.