Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.
A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.
I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.
I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.
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 a very telling thing when you have children. You have to be there for them, you've got to set an example, when you're not sure what your example is, and anyway the world is changing so fast you don't know what is appropriate anymore.
Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.
Whatever you do, you do out of a passion.
Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.
I think Scotland could take a stand in a wonderful way, ecologically and morally and ethically.
Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.
When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school.
I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.
The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.
I'm just an ordinary person.
I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.
I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage.
HIV/AIDS has no boundaries.
I want people to start thinking about what it means to be HIV-positive and to ask questions about that.
People ask me so many questions.
