I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.

Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar, and pain was the price you paid.

Once you have people around you who don't question you, you're in a dangerous place.

When your persona begins to take over your music and becomes more important, you enter a dangerous place. Once you have people around you who don't question you, you're in a dangerous place.

Onstage it was always comfortable for me because that's where I felt at home. Offstage it was a different situation. I was still shy offstage and unfortunately, my shyness and my inability to communicate and really have great conversations or be part of the gang - in inverted commas - led me to the drug addiction, which, you know, blighted my life for 16 years because I thought by doing that it would make me join in.

I have an optimistic view of everything. You have to, otherwise you'd go nuts.

I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many Christian people I know who are gay and love their religion...