PHOTOGRAPHY: LEON CSERNOHLAVEK
Being gay has had an enormous impact on my music. If I had followed the usual route, I would have ended up being a very good dad and doing something sensible. I would never have been a composer
WHEN I WAS IN LONDON IN THE MID-SIXTIES AS A TEENAGER, YOU COULD BE ARRESTED JUST FOR BEING GAY. WE ALL KNEW THAT AND WE DIDN’T CARE. I TOOK VERY MUCH THE SAME URGENCY WITH MY PARENTS; I WASN’T GOING TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THEM EITHER. BUT I WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT SENSE