Jake Shears

“I've been a much happier person in my early thirties than I was in my twenties.”

“I saw David Bowie in 'Labyrinth' when I was seven or eight. I told my mom I wanted a Bowie record, so we traveled to the mainland, which was, like, a three-hour trip, and I bought 'Let's Dan...”

“I just like to work with other people, and I like things that are kind of a little bit bigger than that. I don't know. I just feel like a solo record just kind of gives me the willies a litt...”

“I've grown to love L.A. It was a really touchy transition. It was not the easiest. It took me some years to love it.”