I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.
"Spirituality comes from questioning everything but at the same time accepting everything. You can even be spiritual watching TV. When the ad comes on and says, "Don't hate me because I am beautiful," question that."
As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.
I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
Justin Bieber looks like a lesbian. Hot as sh*t!
There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
He had total love in his eyes when he performed. He was the total androgenous beauty. I would practice Elvis in front of the mirror when I was twelve or thirteen years old.
I think I was a singer before I came out of the womb. I also think that the way you live your life, and the choices you make parallel what doors open up for you.
My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
I started singing when I was five. I grew up the youngest of four kids who all studied classical piano, so you could say I've been listening to music ever since the moment of conception.
It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
I like the music. I don't like the business. I get very tired of the travel and moving, constantly moving. But the hour-and-a-half that I'm making music, I'm one of the happiest people on earth.
I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.
I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.
I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.
If you knew how meat was made, youd probably lose your lunch.
It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.
My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.
I wanted to write songs that would play themselves on stage, songs that sweep you through their current.
I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.
I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.
I feel like at 50 I've decided to become a rock star, which is, you know, typical of me. I always seem to work backwards.
We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste.
Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.
