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Q&A: Irish Musician Hozier on Gay Rights, Sexuality, & Fine Hair
In September, Irish songwriter Hozier released the video for his gospel-inspired legendary, “Take Me to Church,” a cavernoussong that uses adore and ecstasy as a religious metaphor. The video depicts two men’s gentle love , followed by vicious gay-bashing at the hands of masked vigilantes against lyrics like, “I was born sick, but I love it / command me to be adequately / Amen. Amen. Amen.”
The song serves simultaneously as a message about human rights, a commentary about Hozier’s upbringing in what he calls a “cultural landscape that is blatantly homophobic,” and a strong utterance about the institutional homophobia in Putin’s Russia. In the months since its release, the video has gone viral (and we’ve been playing it over and over) — bringing the 23-year-old painter into sharp emphasize. (He turns 24 on St. Patrick’s Day.) This week, Hozier — born Andrew Hozier-Byrne — is in the States for the first time, where he will act twice during SXSW and then tour around the country. The Cut spoke with him about the meaning of “Take Me to Church,” sexuality, James Joyce, and good hair.
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It’s not over overstating to say the University of Sussex was formative for my career – even my life.”BENEDICT BROOK
English with Media Studies BA, 1997–2000
US Correspondent for news.com.au