THEGAYUK WINTER 13 /14 Issue 1
INTERVIEW
RUPAUL
INTERVIEW
By Kris Searle | Transcribed Graham Davies | Photos Mathu Andersen
“I loved that bridge but the rest of
it is what we called in the 90s a
‘bitch track’, where you talk over a
track and there’s no melody to it.”
RUPAUL On Britney’s WORK BITCH
All the way from LA we
speak to the gorgeous
RuPaul about the best way
to deal with young drag
queen tantrums, living the
bohemian lifestyle, Britney’s
‘bitch track’, and men in
dark rooms where it doesn’t
matter what they f**k!
!
How does it feel to be a
national treasure?
Who have you been talking to?
(Laughter) I didn’t know I was.
The best anyone can do is to be
themselves to the fullest and to
not really compromise your own
lovely beautiful spirit. I think if
other people get something out of
that, that’s great, but that’s never
been my reason for doing what I
do, to give other people
something. It’s really a selfish
reason, it’s really to have fun
whilst I’m here on this planet. I
mean it all starts with you. Self
preservation is love and nature.
Even as a performer on stage if
you have fun the audience will
have fun.
!
A lot of people looked up to
you and appreciated your
advice on Drag U. Do you
have any advice for our
readers who want to become
drag queens?
Well I think it’s probably
important for anybody who’s
going to get into show business
to get your real estate licence,
(laughter), because you probably
won’t be making enough for your
rent money. Show business is a
hard business. Most people see
all the glamour and their names
in the paper but that’s just such a
small part of what it takes to
maintain a career. You have to be
very resilient, you have to know
thyself and you have to have an
understanding of what is being
asked of you by the public. What
is it they get from you? What
your value is?
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