When I was about 13, 14 – 13, I would carry a magic marker with me everywhere I went so I could write the word “Bowie” on everything that wasn’t mine.
I can always sniff out when someone is being what they think I want them to be, which is the complete opposite. I really want a queen to be herself.
American culture is one that is so easily in denial. We have such a strange dichotomy, so hypocritical. The truth can be blaring in neon letters but our culture will find a reason not to hear what the truth is.
I love David Bowie and Cher and Diana Ross. I wanted to follow in their footsteps. So I set out to do that in a rock-‘n’-roll band in Atlanta, Georgia. That led me to nightclubs and to the sort of Andy Warhol experience of creating a personality.
Be yourself. Know your proportions. And have a good tailor.
As a kid, I was searching for my tribe of other people who saw through the matrix. Even as a kid I could never buy into the status quo. I just thought it was a joke; I couldn’t believe other people weren’t laughing at it.
The main thing that motivates me is laughter, and colors, and music, and dancing! And I do all of the above every day.
What makes a gay icon is someone who possesses both masculine and feminine qualities simultaneously.
I love Superman. Because he represents the hero with 1,000 faces. And the potential that lies in every human on this planet.
Our ego never wants to die and it will do anything to prolong its life. But the truth is, we are both spirit and ego and you have to have a balance between the two. Your spirit never dies, but the ego is all about beginnings and ends.
Whatever people think of me is none of my business.
The amount of respect you have for others is in direct proportion to how much respect you have for yourself.
It’s as if our culture is addicted to fear and the flat screen is our drug dealer.
But I will not be ignored. The soul that lives inside this body will not be ignored. I am here to stay.
After licking my wounds, I created new dreams. I planted more seeds. I had begun to understand that my ability to change my perception and reinvent myself was my trump card.
Having money, power, and respect pacifies the ego only temporarily and does nothing to relieve the deeper feeling of emptiness. We’re all sold on this idea that wholeness can be bought, married into, or wished real hard for, but the more substantial definition of success requires a lot more than just worldwide recognition and acquiring things.
I had learned to transcend my skewed limitations by changing my perception. Understanding that process on an intellectual level is the beginning. Practicing it on an emotional level is success. I created new dreams.
I realize that no one has been crueler to me than I have been to myself. The most dangerous place on earth is inside my head.
In the great tradition of Paris Is Burning, bring out your library cards! Because reading is what? Fundamental!
Never save bath bombs for later. Never wait for a special occasion to light candles. Don’t wait to book a massage. Treat yourself to a spa day. Get yourself a colonic immediately. Now is the time. Your body is a temple. Serve it and it will serve you well.