Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

Say what you want about America - thirteen bucks can still get you a hell of a lot of mice!

I spent years growing up being told what my sexuality was.

I have two sisters. My father is Greek and comes from a family of seven. My mother is English and comes from a family of five.

Still, the music was always there, and the lyrical capability was always threatening to show its head.

I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.

When I write and produce something, I know exactly how I want it to sound, and I have a very strong interpretation of it. I can't really think of anyone at the moment I'd particularly like to play a duet with. You never know, though, I might receive an offer tomorrow and say, "Yeah, that'd be great." But it's not something that's on my mind.