Quotes from Adore Delano

My mom says, 'Don't ever love anyone more than they love you.' And that has been in my head since I was a kid.

I love the beauty and fast pace of Hollywood.

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

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.

I'm super into chick bands.

To me drag is like a superhero mask.

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 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.

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

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.

For one human like me who comes from a small town to blow up like that and sell out venues, its would be weird man.

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.

I work fast, girl!

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

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

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

I'm the mess of drag queens.

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.

Let's start the rainbow rage.

I really like 'I See You.' It was therapeutic to write and singing it is really like therapy.

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

Raven was the first drag queen I had ever seen. Her and Detox in L.A. when I was baby. I respect Raven and Detox so much.

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

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.