“If you . . . have cried because some vile person has harmed you, there's a closeness that's much more intimate than that of the fan and the superstar artist. We've cried together for the same pains of the heart.”
“Before I went through that situation, and during the time I was in there, I know there were people who were crying with me, people who identified with (my songs). They cried because they knew that what I was going through was unjust.”
“Even my record company, who earned millions of dollars with me, abandoned me. They took my records out of the stores. The gay community continued singing my songs. The transvestites continued imitating me. Against all odds, I love them. . . . They support me and take care of me.”
