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“Sylvester’s work has inspired me from the first time I saw him perform and was introduced to his music. When I started working on ‘Kinky Boots’ it was Sylvester’s voice I went to first. Songs like ‘Stars’ are just what we need to hear now.”

- Cyndi Lauper, singer-songwriter, LGBT rights activist

 

"Sylvester was one of a kind.  There has never been a voice like his, then or now.  His music transcended black or white, gay or straight. If you wanted to party, you played his music. He was way ahead of his time."

- Martha Wash, singer-songwriter, former backup singer for Sylvester

 

“The surreal and talented Sylvester broke down some serious barriers in terms of music and sexuality at the height of the disco explosion, and as a result he was one of the '70s most pioneering guiding lights. What a voice!”

- Michael Musto, journalist, former Village Voice contributor

 

"For many of us, the lucky survivors, it's impossible to listen to this music without remembering how it felt to be young and free and finally in command of our own bodies.  Sylvester was quite simply the soundtrack of our liberation."  

- Armistead Maupin, writer

 

“Sylvester was a trailblazer. His fearlessness and joyfulness transcend his far too short life and inspire those who listen to his music today. He could not be contained or restrained by an industry who had never seen anything like him before. I doubt we will ever see or hear anything quite like Sylvester ever again.”

- Sam Sparro, singer-songwriter, music producer