Michael Blume
"I am trying to make the musician community more queer."

John Michael Dias
"It doesn't feel like as much of a job when you're doing it for people that love it"

Chi Chi DeVayne
"I was not going in for blood like I was the first time!"

John Ambrosino
"Fly the W in everything you do in life, even before it happens!"

Caleb Dehne
"she gets her moment of empowerment and she is like: look I am a valuable person here"

David Hernandez
"... when I’m in the studio it is like therapy for me."

Jose Llana
"now, especially during the election, it gets a laugh, it gets a gasp from the audience..."

Brent Corrigan
"Some love me – but there’s no denying it – more people love to hate me."

Jordan von Haslow
"I am very proud to be a Chicagoan."

Travis Turner
"We are still doing it, the way we talk about sexuality without actually having the discussion."

Justin Sayre
"It’s a labor of love and a way to put a stamp on the development of the show and who we were then."

Bryan Safi
"I think we really try to bully the bullies."

Ty Herndon
"Just feeling free to walk out on stage and be myself is pretty damn significant."

Jeff Mann
"I’ve been a fan of Wuthering Heights since high school, and Heathcliff was a dark and tortured early role model for me."

Carlton Wilborn
"It rare to have something that you can address your demons and heal them."

Bruce Vilanch
"If we own it then they can’t mess with it."

Jon Ginoli
"I’ve had a lot of crappy New Year’s Eves when I was single."

David Pevsner
"Nothing expresses a broken heart or the revenge of a cheating spouse or the joy of life more than a country tune."

Tim Murphy
"To me, there is something heart-stopping about seeing the present through the lens of the past, and vice versa."

Ira Sachs

DJ Seth Cooper
"Ever since 2003, I can remember seeing the strong effect good mashups can have on a dance floor."

DJ Cindel
"The energy, the love and support and everything that I am as a DJ I owe to Chicago."

inkedKenny
"I believe my images are much more suggestive over the obvious..."

James Magruder
"The ego, self-delusion and bravery required to be a stage artist in this country is perpetual comic gold."