After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.

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

I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they're annoyed if you've had a party - you know, it's been a bit too noisy for them or something.

I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.

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

I like the big bombastic singers, but I'm also very drawn to what I call character singers. They're people who obviously aren't very huge singers, but they've got this ability to tell a story and touch you emotionally without really using any kind of histrionics or special effects.

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