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An indie R&B artist explains how he stopped hiding his sexuality in his lyrics and started writing songs about the men he actually dates.
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In this episode
- Why musicians use vague lyrics to avoid coming out to their fanbase
- How one artist moved from coded songs to openly queer storytelling
- What it feels like to finally use male pronouns in your own music
- How living authentically changed the way Saro writes and performs
About this episode
Today we’re talking with Saro, spelled s-a-r-o, an LA-based R&B-pop artist. Saro, AKA Evan Windom, is an independent artist who’s moody tracks live up to his name as he belts out lyrics like “love is pain.” Recently, Saro began to openly sing about the men he has dated. Like his recent single, “Daddy I Love Him.” But before he was proudly using male pronouns in his songs, he was using vague lyrics to hide his sexuality. It’s a fear a lot of musicians have. That they’ll lose fans if they don’t conform and sing songs about the opposite sex. But Saro found a way to live authentically and now writes songs about vampires and guys with snake tattoos without a second thought.Be sure to follow Saro on IG!
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