I have definitely reached the same level as Madonna in terms of sales. I'm really pleased about that.

I had my very first relationship at 27 because I really had not actually come to terms with my sexuality until I was 24.

It was like I had a curse on me. I couldn't believe how much God was piling on. There was so much death around me.

[My family] is one of the strongest families you're ever likely to see.

I thought I had fallen in love with a woman a couple of times. Then I fell in love with a man, and realised that none of those things had been love.

I have to believe that somebody up there thinks I've still got some work to do.

[Music From the Edge of Heaven] wasn't really an album at all. The band had made the decision to release an LP and then split up. We wanted to go out with a bang in Britain and the rest of the world by having a single that was four songs, not just one song. But we couldn't do that over here because we couldn't release a single without an album.