The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.

I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.

It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know.

You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.

The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users.