Interviews and voices
Music interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
Tyler Fromson
“It's super fast-paced. There's dancing in it. I wear an armadillo head. It's crazy.”
Just Loud
“I want to bring sweat back, not just for the entertainer, but for the audiences.”
Madison Beer
“I don’t know if anyone in the gay world likes me, but I am the biggest RuPaul’s Drag Race fan.”
Geoff Davin
“We are sharing this message about not judging a book by its cover and we need to learn that lesson as well...”
James Hayden Rodriguez
“Brian Stokes Mitchell is the first mix-raced actor I saw that absolutely blew my mind. He's brilliant!”
Jared Watson
“The gay fans are my favorite as I see more couples together, holding hands and no one judging them at our shows.”
Sasha Sloan
“I have a lot of LGBT friends that would love to continue to support.”
Joey Beretta
“Chicago is such an incredible city for us.”
Ben Thornewill
“We are super supportive and allied with the LGBT community.”
Grace Weber
“I am a huge supporter of the LGBT community and I am proud that people dig the music.”
Amy Shark
“Half of my whole following are gays and lesbians.”
Nick Anderson
“Coming up with a band name sucks.”
Alisa Xayalith
“The band is straight, but we have gay musician friends.”
Lisa Stansfield
“I have a sense of humor and sometimes play places that don’t speak English.”
YUNGBLUD
“There’s no freedom to express yourself anymore.”
Kevin Nietzel
“It's nice, because everyone's like, "Yeah, and what else?"”
Dermot Kennedy
“I want to attract people who are into something that is rooted in inclusive music, lyrically driven, but is also relying on hip hop for production.”
Anne-Marie
“My dad always played records so I just wanted to have it in my hands to give to him.”
Lauren Sanderson
“I didn’t want it to be something I talk about all of the time, but just a part of who I am.”
Bonnie McKee
“I like to be pursued and men pursue me more than women.”
Paul Young
“It is a struggle but thank god for the last decade where there was a faithful fanbase.”
AJR
“We love Chicago, so try to come back as much as possible.”