It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.

Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.

I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.

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.