“For almost 20 years, Sylvester has been an icon of San Francisco nightlife: outrageous, bold, proud. Today, he is a symbol of a totally different San Fran­cisco — a gay man struggling to stay alive”

"Now 23, rock's hot­test producer is the closest pop music has come this de­cade to producing a conceptualist who can compare to Phil Spector in studio wizard­ry, business acumen, and steam-rolling ego"