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.

My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.

If I had had more of a strategic attitude towards how to reveal my sexuality, and if I'd even played with it a little more, I could have sold a lot more albums and been a lot more famous.

I've developed a bit of a fascination with John Denver. I always thought he was kind of tacky and somewhat revolting and had a kind of simplistic weirdness, but on second listen, he actually did have an incredible voice, and the blatant naiveté of his work is straight-edge, in a way.

My cheeks explode when I smile. Thats why I have to look so nonplussed.

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

I personally don’t have the ability to lie about my life, for better or for worse.