I am under no illusion that I will ever be the greatest opera composer in the world, with Wagner and Verdi and Strauss before me. I think my work could fit very nicely into musicals, though.

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

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.

And I am left behind Corrupted crushed and blind All for a dream That in truth was never really mine.

I knew I was gay when I was around 13. There wasn't the internet, there weren't support groups, AIDS was everywhere. I mean, it was really dark.

The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster scale.

These are just the rules and regulations Of the birds, and the bees The earth, and the trees, Not to mention the gods, not to mention the gods.