The question of a musician's sexuality has intrigued music fans for years, ever since the birth of the mammoth they call The Beatles accompanied by the screams of millions of school children and the enigma machine with a kernel of bullshit, protected by bubble-wrap, Bob Dylan, with the persona of pop stars and their relationship with their fans bordering on an obsessive cycle of feeding their ego and augmenting the worship of these icons which can turn into stalking, as was the unfortunate case which led to John Lennon bleeding to death. This form of worship, which can start from an innocent, 'I wonder where they are from' and get progressively more obsessive, to a 'I wonder what underwear they wear?' to a dangerous crossroads of 'I wonder what it would feel like to fuck them'.
David Bowie, an acute observer of the musical components of pop, entrapped gullible fans-to-be with his flamboyant costumes, his subterranean personality and image. The biosexual antics of David Bowie was performed as publicity grabbing stunt, transforming his image, sending mojos into ecstasy, this is enough for less talented artists to make whole careers out of.
Now in a new century, debates about sexuality are rampant between fans and journalists. Block Party's front singer Kele Okereke's homosexuality was a central point of interest for fans, his sexuality became a pink elephant in the room. The fact that he was an indie sensation and that he was gay and black, has made him the people's crush. Sexuality excites people, even the word SEX, it pops red and flashes desirable flesh pumping into your mind, crotch, g-spots. Kele revealed his disappointment of the mainstream media who focused on his sexuality and race:
I didn't talk about it when I did interviews for the last record because it wasn't an area really reflected in the music; I didn't talk about race for the same reason. Why was that still a discussion point? The only reason it was a discussion point was because of the racial prejudice that exists in the mainstream media.
In 2010, he gave an interview to gay magazine Butt, where he discussed the difficulties of coming out to Nigerian parents who are very religious and traditional. He comes across as sensible role model, rather than someone using their homosexuality and blackness, to make more money...
If I’d have had someone saying it’s okay to be you when I was a teenager, I’d probably be a very different person. That is why I’m doing this now, after years of not doing it. It’s good to show that gays come in all shapes and sizes.
Prince came up in a recent conversation as he is playing in Malahide Castle tonight. My friend was saying how he has really gotten into Prince his music and fashion. I cannot remember how exactly Prince's sexuality came up, but I remember I was surprised and said 'Prince is gay? Really, I don't know about that...', to which my friend replied; 'Well the gay community love him- he's like a gay icon...' So obviously I went off and did some research, what immediately came to my attention was a controversial article for the New Yorker, where he talks about becoming a Jehova’s Witness and his intolerance of homosexuality as it is incompatible with the bible:
When asked about his perspective on social issues-gay marriage, abortion-Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to Earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was like, ‘Enough.’” He paused. “I just live according to this.”
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You've got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to [the Bible]. But there's the problem of interpretation, and you've got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn't. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you've got blue, you've got the Democrats, and they're, like, 'You can do whatever you want.' Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right."
Rufus Wainwright talking about his longtime partner and his ambiguous views on gay marriage:
If we were straight, we could get married and he'd get his American passport and it would make a lot of sense. I wasn't a huge gay marriage supporter before I met Jorn because I love the whole old-school promiscuous Oscar Wilde freak show of what 'being gay' once was. But since meeting Jorn that all changed.
Rufus listed Prince and named him in his list of 10 favourite gay icons where he said:
It feels weird talking about Prince as a gay icon now but you have to applaud a black man in the American record industry who could be so playful with androgyny. Justin Timberlake wouldn't do that. He is a marine dressed as a pop star.
Should Rufus Wainright rip up his posters? Does this hostility make Prince more appealing to the gay masses in a 'you can't have him, want him even more now way'? Has Prince being misinterpreted by everyone? Prince is in-love with himself, he wants to fuck himself, so his androgynous appearance is a move toward making himself women and man and therefore having the capabilities to fuck himself...Here is he with that fat sack of shit, who just wont die Jay Leno.
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