I'm not born again, I'm not Kabbalah, God forbid, but I did have an experience hitting 30 that I needed to lean on something that assured me that everything is going to be okay. I had to regain a lot of my belief in fairy tales, in happy endings.

My greatest experiences in the theatre and the most religious experiences in my life - of which going to the opera is one for me - have been with the Romantic composers' repertoire: it's Wagner, it's Strauss, Verdi, Puccini. That era gets me every time.

And you will believe in love And all that it's supposed to be But just until the fish start to smell And you're struck down by a hammer.

There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sexuality, and for being honest about my life. In the end, it's the music that rules the roost.

I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully.

I was reared on folk music.

I wish I could just relax sometimes and make some money, but I always feel like I have to prove some kind of big, profound point.