Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge; I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces.

My cheeks explode when I smile. Thats why I have to look so nonplussed.

The operas I listen to aren't in English, and I want to listen to my opera after I'm done with it. I want to have the desire to play it on the stereo. To me, the language is part of the mystery.

I really do fear that I'm dying I really do fear that I'm dead I saw it in your eyes what I'm looking for I saw it in your eyes what will make me live.

Yes, I'm a homosexual and I like to shock people with glamour.

I am regarded as a usurper, as an imposter and dilettante, because I do technically come from the wrong side of the tracks in musical terms.

My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.