When I was twelve, the biggest name in Rock and Roll was Elvis Presley. I bought an EP, "King Creole". I hid it in the basement, but my mother found it.

People do accuse me of being just decorative or an escapist - well I am. That's what I do. I am other things as well. I transcend the song and give it a different meaning.

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

I did every thing, even dirty jobs like dishwashing or delivery boy for a grocer.

I approach everything as an absolute outsider. It is the only way I can break so many rules.

The way I look it is hard to look like a normal person. You know, in the streets when I was a kid, people always said I looked strange, and it made me feel unhappy.

A man without makeup is like a cake without icing.