INYIM Media Fashion Interview: A Conversation with Yungblud “Punk Is Not Dead”
English singer and songwriter Yungblud is evidence that punk is not dead! Since his first album in 2018, he
became famous due to his extravagant and androgyne look and his music
became therapeutic. Last December, he dropped “Weird “, a new project where he talked about
his mental breakdown, his fans, and how important it is to support others,
especially during a worldwide pandemic. Yungblud is more than a pop-rock
singer who reshaped the current pop culture, Yungblud is about a community
and how confident we need to be in our daily life.Your record is called “Weird” and it was a coincidence naming it like this
due to this current weird period we are living in?I mean to be honest, even if there was not a global pandemic in the world
right now, I wanted to write an album about all the weird things happening in
our life. It’s more about our weird experiences, identity, gender, sexuality,
drugs, love, or heartbreak…I wanted this album to be fucking truthful. It’s
about what it means to be young, old, fat, thin, black, white, Asian, gay,
straight, bisexual, whatever you fucking are, it’s fucking good to be
yourself!Releasing such a symbolic album during a pandemic was a choice?
Oh yes, man! This year was fucking weird and my fanbase needs this album! I’ve
stopped thinking about whatever people think about me, everything is for my
fans. I love them so much, they are my family. They needed this album right
now. Fuck everything, it’s me, it’s them and it’s growing up every day, I’m so
in love with them!You have 2,9 million followers on Instagram, how do you use this platform
to stay connected to your fans?My fans are my family, I feel so connected to my fanbase. Yungblud is not
just me, Yungblud is a community! We exist together and being proud of being
exactly who we are. If you feel that you don’t have a family, then call me
and I’ll be here!Due to this climate and social situation where many feel lonely and
anxious, are you proud that your music gathers people from all around the
world?I think music has no fucking gender. It’s so emotive when I write music,
it’s for a reason and it’s to speak to people, I could never write a song
about “Oh my god I love you so much!”…I wanna write music about people. This
album is about the people I met! It’s all about truth! I love Lady Gaga,
David Bowie, and Marilyn Manson, they all wrote songs about being true. It’s
connecting people for a reason. This new record is part of my whole
existence.
You seem to love France a lot, right?
I love the French people, it’s incredible how French people know what they want. If you don’t get it you don’t give a fuck! And I just love the streets, the food, the fashion and playing gigs there!
And talking about fashion, do you have a favorite brand?
Yes, fashion is what you want to say without opening your mouth! You dressed and you say that you want! For me, it’s early Vivienne Westwood.”
