reached out to me because he was a massive fan of stfu, and then the subsequent singles — comme des garcons then we did an interview on facetime — this was all during covid — and, you know, he was the one new friend i made... ijoke the one new friend i made in lockdown is elton john. you know, i thought how it works with these things is that they reach out, and they amplify you and talk about you for, like, a week, and then theyjust disappear — but he has been the most incredible friend, mentor. he really puts his neck out a lot, you know, to support people who are...who he feels are not being seen enough, and i've got to play at his 0scars party and, obviously, i was onstage with him at glastonbury. yeah. with elton, you know, what he represents in terms of being this well—known queer artist that has been, you know, kind of paving pathways for so many of us for so many years. you know, you represent kind of a new generation of that. how do you feel... you know, how do you take the weight of what you represent? i made a concerted effort, actually, around about the second album, that i'm not

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