Interviews and voices
Music interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
Olivia Newton-John
“To me love is love. It shouldn't matter. I have so many close friends and family who are gay I don't even think about it.”
Mike Maimone
“Yes, the Separation Anxiety that if I came out to my parents that I should be natural and honest.”
Matt Doyle
Matt Doyle of ‘Private Romeo’ on bullying, ‘Glee’ and his music
Ann Wilson
Heart’s Ann Wilson on her sister act, interview by Jerry Nunn
Kristin Chenoweth
Lessons learned: Kristin Chenoweth arrives in Chicago on a high note
Frenchie Davis
“I love coming to Chicago for Pride. I'm so excited”
Jake Shears
“It's much more challenging to write a positive song than a negative one.”
“I believe in equal rights for everyone and that means everyone. Even if I didn't have a gay son I probably would be involved.”
Matt Zarley
“Life is really too precious to live a charade, a lie. Living truthfully is the most empowering way to live...”
DJ Ron Geronimo
“music changes as fast as a gay man changes his outfit before going out on a Friday night...”
“Chicago for me was the turning point where entertainment went almost farcical and fantasy for me.”
JC Brooks
“I'm gay. I've never said anything else in any interview. But not everybody reads interviews and I don't want to alienate the females in the audience.”
Locoya Hill
“I've always loved bringing people together to enjoy a good time.”
“Last week I was the number-two break out on Billboard, which was kind of cool because Madonna was number four.”
“I really feel honored, because the gay community has always supported [laughs] divas worth supporting.”
“I do like to shock people though and show them something that maybe they’ve never seen before.”
“I was stuck in a hard place over the past year. Lyric writing helped me get through what I was going through.”
“I loved the name Guinevere and her story. She was a badass rebel in the King Arthur kingdom.”
“Touring the states will be the first time with the new songs so it is very special to us.”
