ae Tempest is perched at a table outside a station-side cafe, playing with a cigarette. Murphy, Tempest’s alaskan malamute, stirs as I approach, and on clocking me, Tempest returns the cigarette – still unlit – to their chest pocket. For years, Tempest’s long curly barnet was a trademark look. Today, though, wearing white trainers, upturned jeans and a turquoise jacket, their hair is short, a neat fade that, Tempest says, they still occasionally catch themselves admiring.
Hide and seek … Tempest has taken nearly two years to talk about their decision to come out as non-binary.Tempest has an excited energy when recounting each passion project and career high. But when it comes to discussing more personal topics during our interview, they cut themselves off – lots of pensive staring.. They announced their name is now Kae , and explained that, going forward, they would be using they/them pronouns.
For the first time in eight years, Tempest’s face is emblazoned on the artwork, too. It’s a sign, they say, of wanting to invite listeners in, in a way that previously felt difficult. Tempest spent years simultaneously desperate for the spotlight, and hugely uncomfortable inside it.“For the last couple of records,” they say, “I wanted to disappear completely from the front-facing aspects of the industry.
I was so different it freaked people out: who are you? What are you? Performing, I didn’t need to pass as either gender “All this is to say that when I did fixate on lyricism, rapping and music,” they continue, finding a flow, “it was a real lifeline. A balm for the pain when I was confused and unwell.” Day to day, dysphoria was a source of great distress. “Because I was so different to other people, it would freak them out: who are you? What are you? People didn’t understand me. When performing, that was my pass. I didn’t need to pass as either gender.
Tempest dreamed of cutting their hair. “I wanted to, so much,” they say, “that every time I saw somebody with short hair or a fresh haircut, it would physically hurt me.” For years, Tempest felt trapped in their longer locks:said cutting those long curls would be a travesty. It became symbolic: a shield Tempest hid behind, yes, but also representing their ever-present discomfort with expectations of femininity.
see my naked photos
Guуs I need help I want in my mоuth😘😘😘
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.