Patrick Wolf: 'I'm not a gay artist'

Patrick Wolf has revealed that he does not want to be marginalised as a gay artist.

The 'Hard Times' singer told DS that his previous record company wanted to compartmentalise him because of his sexuality.

Wolf said: "When I got a boyfriend, they suddenly went, 'How are we going to market you as a gay artist?' But I'm not a straight or gay artist. I'm just a musician.

"It was a bit of a boring time and there was a lot of typical record company bulls**t."

When asked if he thinks homophobia still exists in the mainstream media, he replied: "It's quite a subtle and dangerous thing. It's the same struggle that women have had. You don't get a lot of respect because people marginalise your identity.

"I still find it very strange that mentions of me in the tabloids always have the prefix 'flamboyant' or 'gay'. I'm still seen as something different and I see myself as somebody who's as normal as the rest of the world."

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