One day you will come to Montauk and see your dad playing the piano And see your other dad wearing glasses Hope that you will want to stay for a whil….

It's about how whenever I fall in love, I have these expectations of the experience being a perfect dream, which, of course, ruins it. I imagine crad….

I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as w….

My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive..

I knew I was gay when I was around 13. There wasn't the internet, there weren't support groups, AIDS was everywhere. I mean, it was really dark..

I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were very successful….

When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or jazz it up or make it easier for the mass….

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe..

I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money..

I'd be hanging out in my bathrobe all day, stinky, just writing, and my mom allowed me to do this-as long as I was writing songs. She said, 'As long ….

I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting i….

There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sex….

Climate change has always been sort of my main focus. I think also with [what happened in Fukushima, Japan] there's still a lot to think about in ter….

I have an ounce of Lady Gaga's full-bodied ambition..

I'm not born again, I'm not Kabbalah, God forbid, but I did have an experience hitting 30 that I needed to lean on something that assured me that eve….

I love being not cool..

I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself all the time, f….

I don't know if it will be my big comeback, but I think it is a statement - that I am a self-sustaining, vibrant, long-term artist, and I'm not going….

I am undefinable. I don't fit into any particular category..

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can..

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable..