Pete Burns Quotes

All I can do is take influences from where I was raised.

I like to be human and not lose myself in becoming a mannequin, which people in showbiz are accused of.

I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring.

I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.

I didn't even know about guys wearing makeup, like David Bowie and Boy George. When I was really young, I wasn't into that - I was into Britney Spears.

I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson growing up. A lot of Boyz II Men. I loved Mariah Carey. Just big vocalists. I was always that kid who just wore whatever and did whatever.

Every generation of children has its private hero.

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.

Fashion intersects a lot with art and film and music, and that was appealing to me. I read a bunch of fashion blogs and wanted to be part of the community.

I grew up in a wonderful blend of a lot of old culture.

Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that carry them far apart.

We don't want power, we don't want to be congressmen, bankers, we want to be ourselves.

Your home town is not where you are from. It is what you are.

I didn't choose to come to the United States, but being raised here has shaped exactly who I am today, and I can't imagine that being taken away from me.

I'm starting to realise that there are certain themes that I return to, those being that there is no such thing as normal, and people finding their voice and living authentically. And also that you can be influenced and helped through an extended family.

It is important to me that I was not raised in Los Angeles.

I liked movers and shakers more than celebrities. I wasn't that interested in celebrities. I grew up without a TV.

Ziggy Stardust, the Village People, and punk rock really shaped who I am as a person and as a gay man.

One thing I think about a lot is that one of my favorite pieces of narrative art as a child was 'Calvin and Hobbes.' I really saw myself in the character of Calvin. I was rambunctious, I didn't always follow the rules, I had a wild imagination.

As a little kid, I would watch Oprah almost every day.

Entertainment is very close to religion in this country. If you buy the hype, it can be very dangerous.

I definitely idolised Beyonce growing up.

Looking at magazines and being someone who wanted to act, as a kid, I was very much influenced by things I saw.

I never really think of anyone as models, even the models.