CBS Sunday Morning to talk about his career, and the outspoken artist had some choice words for the music industry regarding how it expects LGBTQ+ artists to “sanitize” their sexuality — and why he refused to play that game.
Lil Nas X burst onto the scene with his viral hit “Old Town Road” and he chose that moment to come out because, as he explained to the program’s host, it was when it felt most “authentic” to do so.“It’s like, I’m not doing it for attention.
I’m already like the number one artist in the world right now,” he said.Since coming out, Lil Nas X has been utterly unapologetic about his sexuality, something he says is counter to the expectations put on LGBTQ+ artists in the music industry. “I feel like I’m definitely much more.