Emily Saliers

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

I love Decatur. It is diverse, politically progressive, family oriented and I can walk everywhere.

Artists and celebrities are citizens, and as such you have a responsibility to keep fighting for justice because there are monolithic power structures and systemic oppression out there.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

I cannot cook to save my life. I'm really frighteningly useless, when you get down to it.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.