It's hard for me to be serious. I can't really rub oil on me and go all the way with it [laughs]. I hear some screams and I laugh to myself. I always get a kick out of it. I'm three feet tall, basically.

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.

I love the mystery behind things.

The colors black and white are my uniform, to honor the working class. People like my parents, who were janitors and had to wear a uniform every day. It keeps me grounded.

I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.

When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.

Part of what my music represents is to stand up and be the voice of those who feel like they are not heard and want to be treated with respect regardless of race, color, orientation - android, cyborg, whatever.