I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town.

I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working.

I just kind of lived my life naturally and did what I wanted to do.

And that's what got me to the piano, that's what got me up in the morning: a blank piece of paper and a hope to have something by the end of the day.

Don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say. And please, when I go out with you, don't put me on display.

And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building.

One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.