Leigh Bowery was actually quoted as saying, "Flesh is my most favorite fabric." I've seen many a freak make a scene and go, but Leigh was a special kind of exhibitionist because he was dedicated and saw it as an art form.

The 1970s was probably the most exciting decade to be a teenager, from discovering Little Richard at the end of the 1960s to glam rock to punk rock to electro music. So much happened in that 10-year span. There were so many musical revolutions. Some were happening at the same time. You had disco going on behind punk. You had Michael Jackson. You had the Sex Pistols.

My God is better than your God

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

When you go onstage, you go on there to have a good time, and you smile and you engage with the audience and you invite them in.

What's really sad is that a lot of very talented people are being forced to do things that are very embarrassing and I don't intend to be one of them.

I always feel that my whole life is representing the LGBT community. It's kind of what I do all the time.