I WAS A PAINFULLY SHY CHILD, AND MY MOTHER WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME ‘DON’T BE AFRAID, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF’. THAT WAS REALLY THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE I’VE BEEN GIVEN.
I WAS DISCOVERING LONDON IN THE EARLY 80S. IT WAS A VERY EXCITING TIME CREATIVELY, BUT BACK THEN THE GAY SCENE WAS VERY UNDERGROUND. IF YOU WERE FLAMBOYANT IN LONDON IN ANY WAY, YOU WERE IN DANGER.