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Another is a short film that I am also starring in and that will feature my song That's Where I Went Wrong (Cry Mercy). Post pics & create photo albums of your fav insturments, your fav pics of yourself, or your fav gtr godz. But it was actually that uncomfortable position that was a deciding force in my coming out.
Despite this, some of the genre’s most influential artists were queer, inspiring future generations to subvert the status quo in more ways than one. Since their inception in the late ‘70s, singer-guitarist Joan Jett has become a feminist and gay icon for her leather jackets, black eyeshadow, and unabashed love of rock and roll, despite years of being told the genre was only for men.
Aural History: Be Gay, Play Guitar: The Musicians Who Brought Queerness to Punk’s First Wave
Punk rock is famous for lionizing life on the margins, but only a few years after Stonewall and still a few decades away from marriage equality, these musicians brought sexuality into the politics of the burgeoning subculture.
Written by Carys Anderson
Illustrated by Mark Yoder
It’s getting harder to separate music from politics nowadays, with the world’s biggest pop stars writing songs about climate change and endorsing presidential candidates.
And the wives never worried about how much time I was spending with their men, so all in all I'd have to say that my being gay was very much an afterthought. Otherwise you run the risk of stepping all over the music and/or the message because it's buried in effects.
- Any special/favorite instrument tones/effects/approaches/techniques you've used/discovered in recording and/or performance that you really like?
I feel that it shows a well- rounded musical education and I'm proud of that.
Any special thoughts on your instrument, and what it's meant to you in your life?
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So I stick pretty closely to the basics . Seriously! Rock to me embodies that same emotion and allows me to be expressive in a way that feels most comfortable and natural for me. So what I got was a lot of everything, country, rock, country-fried rock, R&B, jazz, classical, pop. Often seen as an important stepping stone from punk rock to grunge and greater alternative, the band had greater ambitions than many hardcore bands, opting to write “real” songswith melodies and decipherable lyrics rather than short bursts of unintelligible energy and anger.
teaching, recording session work, hired gun, producing, etc? It was the Reagan years, our culture was bad, and I was a young, confused homosexual living in a country that refused to acknowledge me as a human. I decided on a modeling style amp as opposed to the traditional tube amps because my role within my bands as the rhythm player has always been to enhance the sound of my lead guitarist.
Self-proclaimed socialist Joe Strummer called on his fellow white men to revolt against the economic power structure in The Clash’s first single “White Riot,” and Rock Against Reagan/Racism concerts have abounded in the years since. That will make you angry.” With the hysteria and confusion of the AIDS crisis in mind, it’s easy to understand Mould’s hesitancy in coming out.
Some 40 years on from the beginning of these artists’ careers, punk rock continues to shock and inspire, with queer people leading the charge.
Artists like K.D. Lang and Shelby Lynne were often targeted and shunned by radio and concert promoters for their openness about their sexuality. When purchasing an amp for my electric guitar style, I thought about what to get for a long time. In addition to writing and playing I also produced this record and in doing so, found that I have a real passion for producing and I hope to do more in the future.