Adore Delano

When I was performing as other girls, I would wear the ball gowns but that's not me.

You've gotta keep the hustle on.

You don't have to be so serious all the time.

Since I was younger, I was the first person to laugh at myself before other people would laugh at me, so we can all laugh together.

My dad always said, 'There's only a few great ones,' and Prince was definitely one of the greats. Then 'Purple Rain' took on new meaning when I had broken up with my ex and I did a show in his hometown and sang it. It was just a really crazy moment, and that's always a memory when I'm singing it as well.

I'm the mess of drag queens.

I've had people sneak into dressing rooms. They're harmless. They just like to brag.

I'm a pessimist.

I'm thankful for RuPaul and everything that he's done.

I love writing, I love being in the studio.

I'm a little kid from Azusa - for people to even know my name in Singapore, that is huge for me. That's what I've always dreamed of.

Going on the road and having love from the audience is something that you'll never be able to buy.

I work fast, girl!

After Party' was going to be a rock record.

I like taking to the moms. Like, 'You drove your kid all this way just so he could possibly meet me?' There was no guarantee that I was going to come out or anything. I wish I had a cool mom like that.

A lot of people don't know that before 'American Idol,' before I got this Jonas Brothers wardrobe going on, I grew up with skinheads and punks who fought for a cause and didn't care about skin color. I was the only little gay.

Punk to me is about fighting for something your passionate about.

Be the product of what happens if you don't do what you're supposed to do.

I've always been drawn to ambiguity.

I'm really obsessed with women who blur gender, and even men, like Pete Burns.

I did a show in Amsterdam where I was supposed to do only two songs but I ended up doing 13 because they kept playing songs that I love and they played 'Viva Forever' and I started crowd surfing to it. It was so funny to do because it's such a depressing song.

You know, all my friends call me Gender Spice.

We weren't living with each other on 'Drag Race.'

Drag Race,' you go back to your hotel, you come in and work, and then you do the challenge, blah blah.

I'm the type of person that will study everything about a show that I get involved in.

You never know what the kids are going to react to, but a lot of my fans like the same bands that I like, and they know my vibe.

To me drag is like a superhero mask.

I'm like Catwoman - I've died, like, four times.

I'm super into chick bands.

Sometimes you do need to question society, you do need to question your parents, you do need to question the media.

I think ignorance is not bliss at all. It just makes me want to punch somebody.

I just remember growing up in the '90s and figuring out my sexuality really, really early on because of the women in the '90s, and realizing how they were messy and doing what the guys were doing.

I'm super-honest with a lot of my supporters, I tell them a lot about my life, and I think they appreciate the realness, and they appreciate when people listen back, and when discussions are discussed.

I see myself, ultimately, as an entrepreneur artist that is still making songs.

I used to go to school in drag.

Let's start the rainbow rage.

Yeah, I mean, I'm a beast in the studio. My first record, I finished recording in like two days. The second was three days.

Throw a little glitter on a dead flower and it'll mask the decay.

I wasn't on 'Idol' for very long, but I know I was pretty polarizing during my run.

Hollywood is built on delusion. Everyone thinks they're more important than they are. Nothing is real.

Every show that I do, I always have a lifelong friend or three that I still talk to that I consider family.

In high school I dabbed in drag. I used to compete in singing competitions, like at the Christian college by my house.

Right before I auditioned for 'American Idol' my mom made me kinda cut my hair off, but year, I was wearing makeup from, like 13 to 16, and I was like completely a girl from 14 to 16.

Immediately after 'Idol,' I was getting pulling in so many different directions... I was just an 18-year-old thinking he's on top of the world, that kind of thing, and I just kind of fell flat.

Being on 'Idol' was an amazing experience. We had a lot of pressure to do each show, but they really helped shape me as an artist and get to where I am. It was pretty awesome.

We are literally touring the world, and people are listening to my music.

Till Death Do Us Party,' I think we put out a great pop album that we recorded in like three days, and it was so much fun to tour.

I grew up in a small Latino community that was very masculine-driven.

It's good to treat life like a party when it comes to something as huge as 'Drag Race.' So many girls are selling their mothers up the river to get on this show, and it's important to just really have fun with it. We're all men in dresses, this is a party, this is a celebration - don't lose sight of that. That's just my whole take on it.

I mean, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, I'm like a continuation school dropout, but I'm trying.