Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.
I started to realize I wasn’t like every other boy.
Los Angeles can be a really sad city.
I’m very inspired by past music.
Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.
Bowie’s been a huge influence on me.
I’m so happy to be in a committed relationship.
I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
We don’t have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where’s the classic pop-rock showman?
I wanted to look different because I felt different.
Life is all about taking risks to get what you want.
Conforming is not cool.
There’s a certain amount of mind control that happens. Everybody is living in a world where they’re being controlled. They’re being told what to think, what to do, and what to eat.
Those shows I did with Queen were pretty surreal. I was really excited and super-flattered, but intimidated at the same time.
Wait a minute, I’m a fan of yours; you can’t be a fan of mine!
Female performers have been doing this for years – pushing the envelope about sexuality – and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.
I need to be able to explain myself in context.
I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don’t think it’s a better way or the way, but it’s my way.
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom’s a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.