I think I've gotten everything I want out of the last years, and I still feel like I have a lot of options open to me.

Andrew [Ridgeley] and I had demoed a couple of our songs very cheaply, and we weren't expecting any kind of record deal. We just walked around with our demo tape, trying to find someone to give us the money to demo properly. Instead of that, we got a record contract. It was just an incredibly lucky break.

The most common misconception people have had in the past is about my own control and calculation of my career.

My American gay audience have continued to dance and sing to the music I make in a way that straight Americans haven't. I am grateful to them for that.

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.

I think the media is a real demon.

I suppose maybe if I had been an attractive child, I would have had less inclination to push my physical presence.