I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.

I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.

We were both very much the same. We were both very impulsive. We both loved life. We both loved shopping. We both had a love of clothes, obviously, because he was the designer that I kind of wore forever and ever.

But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.

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.

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

Lawdy Mama, those Friday nights when Suzy wore her dresses down tight.