Cocaine made me talk forever. The most nonsensical rubbish that you could ever think of.

And there's no guarantee that if you get HIV and you take these triple therapies, or whatever comes along next, that they're going to be successful for you.

I can't think of anything until I've got printed words in front of me. I never wake up in the middle of the night with a song in my head.

I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.

I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.

Well, we can't leave anyone behind just because they are sex workers or they are needle users, intravenous drug users, prostitutes.

But we came for the Kennedy Center Awards, which was an incredible honor. Being a British person, I was bestowed this honor. And my partner and I, David, came. And we were so pleasantly surprised by George Bush and his knowledge of AIDS. He really - he treated David and I - and Laura - treated us like - they were so friendly and so courteous.