Another good review - this time from the irreproachable (although somewhat biased) Mr Hepworth.
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/...n-tell-stories
I saw a picture of me recently from 1985, wearing a Born In The USA tour sleeveless t-shirt and a red bandana, so this line really makes me chuckle. “Looking back at those pictures now,” he reflects, “I think I look simply . . . gay.”
The press seem to be universally supportive, don't they? Actually, all the attention is really pissing me off now. It started about 10 years ago when people began to acknowledge him as a bit of a legend, but now everyone is jumping on the fawning bus.
They can all fúck off. They know nothing of Bruce. Some of us have put the hard yards in over the years. #likedthembeforetheywerecool
I saw this myself recently, think it was in a piece in the Sunday Times about his book. Didn't read the whole thing but noticed the "gay" comment.
Surprised the touchy queens didn't start screaming about this comment.
It's utterly harmless of course but when did such a criteria bother poofs about making a mountain out of a molehill.