So I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community here in Russia. In my opinion, it is inhumane and it is isolating.

I'm not bored with my life. I'm not just making the records and touring, I would find that boring.

Don't you know I”m still standing better than I ever did. Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time.

I'm so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she's always marched to the beat of her own drum.

You can call me a fat, balding, talentless old queen who can't sing, but you can't tell lies about me.

That's just a part of being an artist: you can't write great stuff all the time, because if you did, then you'd be inhuman. The human side of people is that sometimes they fail.

There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.