Lil Nas X has
described how the bravery of artists like Frank Ocean and Tyler, the
Creator “made it easier” for him to come out.
The “Old Town
Road” singer, who came out as gay in July 2019, said in an Apple
Music interview with Zane Lowe: “I think artists like Frank in general and,
like, Tyler and whatever, they made it easier for me to be where I am,
comfortably.”
He added that
“Provider”, Ocean’s 2017 single, was “a very special song to me during this
relationship I was in”, and added: “So yeah, go Frank, he’s amazing.”
Reflecting on
coming out, Lil Nas X said: “I was just getting signs, ‘OK. It’s time we do
this thing.’
“Because it’s
like I’m already moving forward and I’m becoming more free with everything I
do, so let’s take this to the next level and do this.
“Because I
mean, it was either going to be that or what? Pretend this for the rest of my
entire life?”
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He added that
his coming out was important not only for him, but also for those who come
after him in the music industry.
He said:
“Being one of those people that was like, ‘OK, I want to make room for you
now.’ So everybody who’s coming behind me, ‘OK. This is going to be cool. It’s
going to work out fine.'”
He continued:
“That’s another reason why I knew that I had to do it. Because the day before I
was like, ‘Damn, should I really do this? Is this what…’ And I’m like, ‘No,
this is definitely what I should do.’
“Especially
given my platform, where I am, the communities that I stand in between. It’s
like little s**t like this shouldn’t be a problem.”
The artist
came out in a series of cryptic tweets on World Pride Day 2019, and
later confirmed that he identifies as gay during an
interview with BBC Breakfast on 5 July.
SOURCE: PINK NEWS
Well of course it did. They're basically colleagues. 🙂
ReplyDeleteLove all three. Especially Frank. Grrr. And so talented. That man is my jam.
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