Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no time like the present.

My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.

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.

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

It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it. I imagine cradling my lover's head in my lap in a cab in the middle of the night, and drinking champagne in an elegant hotel suite. But life's rarely like that, and I usually end up walking home by myself in the rain.

I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well. But it's worth a shot, I think, while I still have cheekbones.

Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits.