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When you sang at Lilith Fair in 1995, how many lesbians threw their panties onstage for you?
I always get a lot of love from the girls. I’m serious! I have a lot of girl fans, but I didn’t get any panties that day. But this one woman came up behind me when I got offstage, and she took a feather boa and put it over my eyes and tied it. I don’t remember what she said, but I took it off and she ran away. But I like the guys. That’s my thing—I like men.

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