My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself.
When it really comes down to it, the job you do is more important and is more representative of who you are than your sexuality or anything else that you have going on in your life.
I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story.
As I read more and more fairy tales as an adult, I found massive collusion between their 'subjects' and those in my fiction: childhood, nature, sexuality, transformation. I realized that it wasn't by accident that I was drawn to their narrative structure and motifs.
The focus should be on the music and not my sexuality.
Some people make records that are defined by their sexuality, but mine really are not.
I spent many years trying to fit in and do things the way I thought I was supposed to - trying to be perceived the way I thought people wanted to see me. I grew up in a very religious household and wasn't taught to feel comfortable or good about my sexuality, so it feels great to be able to say things the way I want to say them.
We don't really get to see gay characters who are completely open with their sexuality, but it doesn't define who they are.
I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous.
