The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also, I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind.
I never really told my parents that I wanted to be a pop star or anything. They just knew that I was totally obsessed with music. Funnily enough, my father always used to say that he didn't think I could sing.
I would advise any gay person that being out in the real sense can never happen too soon.
There is no such thing as a reluctant star.
I was brought up when media still kept totally away from violence when it came to children. I don't think it would have made me scared of violence, but I find it repulsive.
I have never thought about my sexuality being right or wrong. To me it has always been a case of finding the right person.
It's absolutely essential that we have the same safeguards that straight couples do. But I want more than a 50 percent chance of success. I don't want to emulate that.
I know I have a very self-destructive tendency since my mother died, I have got to be honest.
The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.
I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had the confidence to express my views in a song.
I try very hard to thank my lucky stars and keep it all in proportion and perspective, but it can be very tiring having a smiley face all day.
If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really.
It's only when the kids are in their late twenties that families really face up to what they are.
I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.
No one wants to look wholesome at 21!