Sharon Needles and Amanda Lepore release single

“Yes I’m perfect, but even perfect has heart,” coos Amanda Lepore in Sharon Needles’s new single. “I Wish I Were Amanda Lepore” shows a different side of Needles: the side where she’s trying too hard to squeeze out a tear and ends up looking like she’s under anesthetic — which, as it so happens, is exactly how to feel like you’re Amanda Lepore.

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