It's late at night and I can't sleep. Missing you just runs too deep. Oh I can't breathe, thinking of your smile. Every kiss I can't forget, this aching heart ain't broken yet. Oh God I wish I could make you see Cause I know this flame isn't dying So nothing can stop me from trying Baby you know that Maybe it's time for miracles Cause I ain't giving up on love You know that maybe it's time for miracles Cause I ain't giving up on love No I ain't giving up on us
When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.
I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.
I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.
Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.
I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing.
I'm very inspired by past music.
My mother was always supportive.
I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
I'm proud of my sexuality.
I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don't have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.
I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
The album feels like a new era for me -- emotionally, lyrically, sonically. It feels fresh, it feels new. It's still me. It's still stuff that fans know and love but it's a new chapter 100 percent.
In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.
I have crushes on women all the time.
I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.
I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.
I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.
I like adding little elements into the final mix. I'm more fond of the '70s glam than '80s. I have that style of vocals... there are a lot of pop artists who are using the glam vibe in their music. I'm part of that wave.
The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.
There's no regrets for me.
My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
Bowie's been a huge influence on me. I remember early on, my dad pulling out the 'Diamond Dogs' album, and the cover alone just grabbed my attention. I think I was probably around 12.
When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.
