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I think they saw me as something like a deliverer, a way out. My means of expression, my music, was a way in which a lot of people wished they could express themselves and couldn't.

I used fashion to express myself as much as I could. But at some point, it was not enough.

I was brought up to express myself only when asked to express myself, and then to do so in a way that's pleasing to hear. But I've always had a need to make my presence known. I was just sort of born that way, I guess. It's my natural tendency.

I wanted to make a name for myself.

I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.

In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall.

Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others.

I wanted to build up a name for myself.

I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed to be.