If You Want To Change The World,

I'm Not Going To Compromise My Artistic Integrity.

Death Was A Big Part Of My Life Growing Up. I Went To Lots Of Funerals.

When I First Came Up, The Whole Aids Epidemic Was Starting, And The Gay Community That I Experienced From The Beginning Of My Career Was Mostly - And Overwhelmingly - Concerned With Staying Alive. And, Also, I Felt Really Aware Of The Preciousness Of Life And Time. The Gay Community And People Who Were Hiv-positive Were Treated So Badly, And I Was Very Disturbed By Things. But I Also Saw A Lot Of Love And Connection In The Gay Community At That Time.

I Think There Probably Was A Time When I Was Less Provocative. That's When I Was Married.

Express Yourself, Don't Repress Yourself.