I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.

I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

I think I fall into a lot of cracks in terms of I'm too something. I'm too this, I'm too that. And my music has never really had a home. I've been this floating alternative. I'm too mainstream for alternative. I'm too alternative for mainstream. And I'm just kind of wandering.

My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.

It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.