Day 12: "no family is safe / when I sashay"
Another cloudy day, so I'm napping and talking to people on the phone and catching up on various media. Have a music rec:
Mike Hadreas, a.k.a. Perfume Genius, talked about the inspiration behind the song in this interview for The Independent - warning for language:
"I'll be going about my business and letting my guard down and somebody will call me a 'faggot' on the street. All of a sudden your otherness is magnified," he says. "One time in the [American] South at a gas station I had this group back away from me as I walked through, and in a way it was kind of awesome. It was the first time that I thought maybe this could not be so shameful and bad if I were to be like, 'Yeah fucking move; I'm coming down the aisle'."
"So 'Queen' is kind of saying that all the things you're scared about are true and it's me, so watch out," he says, laughing. "And it's also kind of playful and hopefully magnifying how ridiculous that is."
Also worth a click: his video for The Hood - simple, striking, gorgeous. Hope you enjoy.
Click to viewMike Hadreas, a.k.a. Perfume Genius, talked about the inspiration behind the song in this interview for The Independent - warning for language:
"I'll be going about my business and letting my guard down and somebody will call me a 'faggot' on the street. All of a sudden your otherness is magnified," he says. "One time in the [American] South at a gas station I had this group back away from me as I walked through, and in a way it was kind of awesome. It was the first time that I thought maybe this could not be so shameful and bad if I were to be like, 'Yeah fucking move; I'm coming down the aisle'."
"So 'Queen' is kind of saying that all the things you're scared about are true and it's me, so watch out," he says, laughing. "And it's also kind of playful and hopefully magnifying how ridiculous that is."
Also worth a click: his video for The Hood - simple, striking, gorgeous. Hope you enjoy.