Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

Taboo was kind of celebrating trash, the kind of records you secretly loved, like Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, by Baccara [laughs] - things that you probably shouldn't like.

I'm always being inspired .

Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

Leigh Bowery created outfits that made him look deformed, which was very brave. I believe this was the main thing that gave Leigh his edge. His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.

I felt that making records in a traditional way - putting them out in the same way, wasting loads of money - was just a pointless exercise.

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