Speaking to Kerrang! recently about his live shows and how he hopes to make gigs a safe space for all, YUNGBLUD revealed: “I want to take this to the biggest rooms and make everyone present feel like they belong, because all I’ve ever wanted is to belong somewhere.
“I see myself in these people – that was me at a My Chemical Romance concert. I used to think it wasn’t alright for me to be who I am, and I got so low that I contemplated suicide. I never want anyone to go through what I did.”
Adding how it's ultimately his fans who have increased the power of his message, he continued, “So many fans have directly inspired my music.
“A girl in Holland left home, shaved her head and went to art school. I saw two boys snogging in the middle of the mosh-pit, because it was the only place they felt safe. A young trans girl I met last year said that my song Kill Somebody allowed her parents to understand why she wanted to go through a gender transition. That’s real shit, and that’s what I do this for. YUNGBLUD isn’t about me – it’s a community. It’s us.”
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