Writing an opera and premiering in England, you could say I was going right into the eye of the storm and I came out successfully. A little tattered and bruised, but so what, I made it.

I don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano

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've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.

Prima Donna is my kind of love song to opera but it's not the full experience.

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.

I'm not a terrible smoker, actually. My major addiction, which is horrible, is straight boys.