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The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you.

It's one of the things that looks good written down, but the reality is that you think about the pieces you're doing and try to bear in mind everyone in the audience.

There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered appealing. And in a way, that feels like pre-judging what an audience might actually want.

I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the style.

To have a sense of style, it shows you know yourself. People like that.

What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.

My sense of style is influenced by how I feel. I want to express myself because they see you before they hear you. You want to come on stage, and what you look like should represent the song you are playing or the set you are about to play or the message in your music.

Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.

Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to the world... Every so often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.

I feel very comfortable with the way I look, and I feel very comfortable with the kind of confusion that it creates in people's minds.