There's always apprehension whenever I launch anything, it seems. When I launch a tour, people are always, 'Oooh, is this gonna work?' And when I launch an album: 'Ooh, is this gonna work?' Or a new video. 'Really?' It's always like that - but I've always acted on the impulse that I have nothing to lose.

In my older songs, I used to hide behind fictional characters to deflect attention away from myself.

In the past, it weighed on me because nobody in my family is gay. I had no role models so I had to find my own way.

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