“I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.”

I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.

Conforming is not cool. Embracing who you are and what makes you different is actually what’s really cool.

I have crushes on women all the time.

I’ve sung other people’s music all my life.

The biggest risk I’ve ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myse

I am gay, and I’m very comfortable with it.

Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I’m trying to do that as well.

I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer – not on my private life.

For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I’m aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.

It’s late at night and I can’t sleep.

Life is all about taking risk to get what you want.

No escaping when I start, once I’m in I own your heart

I wanted to look different because I felt different

The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with,

If My New Album Isn’t Out in 2014, Something is Seriously Wrong!

And they don’t deserve that. What you’re doing by being yourself is you’re keeping it real, and you’re being really brave.

Society is like a crowd in carnival costumes with everyone fearful that others will see through his disguise.

I loved the photographs of people wearing elaborate makeup and costumes – they really pulled at me inside. I was in that library every week for years, until I was about 13. I had a rich interior life, because I didn’t have much of a social life.