I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

One of the main destructive forces within our family has been these runaway egos. I think if you look at any show business family, that struggle exists.

Unless I have my aunt or my boyfriend to take care of me, I'm a little pathetic.

I was reared on folk music.

When I was signed, at the age of 23...the fact that I presented myself as an out gay man was very, very unusual.

I definitely consider 'Poses' - the whole album in fact - to be kind of a miracle. Like the last breath of that moment when decadence is healthy, 'Poses' encapsulates that feeling. It's a kind of song and a kind of album that I'll never be able to repeat.

Musically I'm able to keep going, because it's not about money and it's not about success. It's a challenge.