Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.

I love giving the golden shower. I've done it before in the shower. It's like so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different.

I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.'

I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

If I had spent a quarter of the time that I spent manipulating my sexuality in front of a piano instead, I would be the most gifted piano player of my lifetime.