Jennifer Hudson
"I always say it was the gay community that loved me first."

Billy Porter
"It’s nice to have a piece that is connecting in that way and people want to see it. It’s selling!"

Amy Ray
"About 10 years ago I started writing songs and putting them in a pile and filing them away in my mind..."

Greg Alsop
"People are a lot less interested in bands that sound timid, cute, or precious."

Boy George
"It’s almost come full-circle back to the beginning when there weren’t massive budgets and you had to be a bit more creative. I think that’s exciting."

Steve Grand
"I get to wake up every day and do something that I love. For that, I feel so blessed, so humbled."

Scott Malinowski
"Playing music is such an immersive thing, I feel such a strong sense of flow and satisfaction blasting out high notes with a roaring jazz band."

Laura Doherty
"I’m out and proud and all that stuff."

Thomas Lauderdale

Angelique Kidjo
"If you think that what you are going to lose by making a statement is greater than telling the truth – I'm not here to judge."

Ivy Queen
"I am always representing the ladies and defending them."

Cazwell
"Chicago kids have always been super friendly and open to hear new music."

Jack Curtis Dubowsky
"The world has changed, but there was a time when the people doing the most interesting stuff were in what you'd call high-risk groups."

Colette Marino
"...I was reflecting on my writing that I have been doing for twenty years. I put all of that into this record. The idea of friendships that I have made along the way. That is what it is all about."

Chloe Chaidez
"I want to go there with Kitten."

Simon Cowell
"Let’s put it this way, at one point last week, they had five records in the Top Ten on iTunes, so I would say they’ve got a pretty good shot outside the competition."

Branden James
"I’ve always loved Christmas and would love to produce my own Christmas show at some point in the future."

Sandra Bernhard
"I don't mind being in Chicago on a day off. It is so rare that I get to be anywhere that I like to be and have a minute for myself."

Patty Larkin
"I feel so fortunate to have the partner I have for 28 years now, and a family we started late in life."

Brian Oblivion
"We want everyone that can possibly hear our music to hear it."

Cyndi Lauper
"Professionally, I think that having success you should pay back, use the fame you achieve to give voice to some that don’t have a voice."

Natalie Bergman
"We have a wonderful relationship. I couldn't be here without him or doing any of this."

Jay Brannan
"There are so many great songs out there that speak to you or sound great in your voice so they feel good passing through your vocal cords."

Skaters
"I believe we can refer to us as a baby band."