TBL: On a مزید artistic note, who are your songwriting heroes?

SG: They change all the time. Lately I’ve been a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. He’s just so the real deal. So genuine, and I love his voice. I love his songwriting. I think it’s brilliant. Billy Joel, Elton John — they’re piano players like I am. They’ve been a huge influence. Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters. Definitely John Lennon too. He just might be the best songwriter ever. My parents kept me very sheltered growing up. They didn’t let us listen to radio. We didn’t have cable. The TV was never on....

TBL: Did آپ keep your sexuality a secret for long?

SG: I’m a very emotional guy and a very expressive guy. It was not long after that that I felt the need to share. I’m an artist, my life is about the need to express emotions with people. I wasn’t able to keep it a secret.

TBL: Tell me about the character آپ have a crush on in the video. What does that character represent?

SG: There’s always been that man in my life, a little older, someone who takes me under his wing. It’s that smart, confident, unthreatened heterosexual man. I think the world is changing very quickly and straight...