I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.

I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.

I was afraid to express myself for a while.

People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself.

A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.