In the years when HIV was a killer, any parent of an openly gay person was terrified. I knew my mother well enough that she would spend every day praying that I didn't come across that virus. She'd have worried like that.
No one wants to look wholesome at 21!
I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s.
It's only when the kids are in their late twenties that families really face up to what they are.
If I can just live further from the spotlight I think that'll be better for all really.
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.