My mother encouraged me and was very great about me being gay, but she always encouraged me to follow my musical dreams, which I'm very grateful for.

I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend [George Michael] - the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans.

I love drag queens and I love going to see them perform because those people have got so much character and bravery. Such balls! I love people with balls.

Oh teacher, I need you like a little child, you got something in you to drive a school boy wild.

I've got a great collection of photography.

Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually.

I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn't ever want to be anything else. I just started banging away and semi-studied classical music at the Royal Academy of Music but sort of half-heartedly.