I feel we all have the obligation, myself. I want to live in a more humane, civilized society, and I feel like the only way we're going to achieve that is if we all take it upon ourselves. I just wish we could be a more caring society. I feel like we're social Darwinists who believe that everyone has to make it on their own. But the reality is that we all don't start out on the same footing.

The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.

I go to the river from time to time to ponder over the crazy days in my life. Watch the river flow, ease my mind and soul where I go.

I've never sold my publishing. I have 100% control of all of my publishing and that includes everything, every use of my songs.

I've had a large gay following for many years and have been quite aware of that.

When I originally wrote "Jealousy," it was more like an exercise to try to write a girl-group kind of pop song. It was really contrary to most of the material I'd ever written. I didn't pay much attention to the song after I'd recorded it. I didn't really perform it at all the last 20 years. When it came time to make the new record, I decided to make peace with the song and have fun with it.

I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.