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Dead or Alive's Pete : He used his platform to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community

Trending on Billboard. Get in the know on Visit Billboard Pro for music business news. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Taking 17 weeks to hit No. Aiming to correct prior surgical mishaps while maintaining his public profile on U.

Looking like a woman but still belting with the same bellowing baritone, Burns pushed gender fluidity further than even his boldest androgynous peers. The LGBTQ+ icon is known for his bold style, powerful voice and iconic sense of self. [18][19][20][21] Burns was also the subject of tabloid speculation over his addiction to cosmetic surgery which bankrupted him.

Powered by WordPress. He divorced his wife inentered into civil partnership with his boyfriend Michael Simpson, issued his autobiography Freak Uniqueand separated from Simpson all during his reality TV reign. Pete Burns opens up about his career and being “marginalised” to an LGBTQ+ audience in an archive interview obtained by Retro Pop.

Speaking in from PWL Studios on London’s Southbank, the Dead or Alive frontman looks back over his life and career and opens up on his later years. Though he avoided labelling himself, Burns has been referred to as a gay icon and an individual who helped bring gay music into mainstream popularity, even though he was married to a woman during the height of his fame.

WE NEED TO TALK : As an openly gay man, Pete Burns actively fought for LGBT rights and visibility

Pete Burns, the enigmatic leader of the Liverpudlian band, Dead or Alive, was quite possibly decades ahead of his time. All Rights Reserved. Declaring bankruptcy in from those surgeries and then evicted from his apartment the following year for non-payment of rent, Burns paid the price of reality show stardom, ultimately becoming more infamous in the U.

Yet even as a dance-pop darling, Burns was more punk than nearly any contemporary guitar band. Dead or Alive. As such, Burns became a paparazzi target, and regularly found himself the subject of tabloid speculation over his appearance, weight, and health.

Dead or Alive's Pete Burns Dead at Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about? A year later, Burns became much more than that. Login Login. Courtesy Everett Collection.