I've been aware of my gay fans since album one. There has been such great support from that community and it has gone both ways.

Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul to people you've never met in a way that can make them understand so clearly what you mean. That's what I love most about singing ... it becomes my truest form of communication.

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.

I wanted to focus on songs that I was inspired by growing up. I love so many of them from the last 100 years, but I really wanted, for my first step forward, to choose material that has inspired me and got me into the world of musical theater.

There is a certain... chivalry to the style of singing I normally do. Part of the fun for me will be to leave that at the door.