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

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.

I do like my rock stars to be a little larger than life. I don't mind the earnest ones at all, but I do like a bit of individuality.

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.

I was incredibly confident on stage because that's where I loved to be. But offstage, there was no balance. I was a little shy kid that went onstage. And I always said, cocaine was the drug that made me open up. I could talk to people. But then it became the drug that closed me down. So it started out by making me talk to everyone, and then ended up by me isolating myself alone with it; which is the end of the world, really.

I'm not walking around the stage, I'm not moving.

I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed.