For a while I was a completely unknown artist with no fan base and no draw in the clubs. The only people that would give me a shot were the gay clubs. Gay clubs were so open to me coming in and trying things out.

I was a ballerina for a good 12 years. When I was 15 I had to stop. It wasn't a choice, it was an injury that prevented me from going forward in ballet unfortunately. Well, fortunately because I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now if that had not happened.

You might get a "no" a hundred times but you might get "yes" one time. That one "yes" will take you on a new path!

I definitely wouldn't be the performer I am today if the gay audience had not been so supportive of me as a complete unknown.

For a while I was a completely unknown artist with no fan base and no draw in the clubs. The only people that would give me a shot were the gay clubs. Gay clubs were so open to me coming in and trying things out.

You cannot go wrong by learning classical music because it trains the ear.