Clairo does not believe in labelling her sexuality.
Clairo came out as bisexual in 2018
The 26-year-old singer came out as bisexual in 2018, but she doesn’t like being labelled as a queer artist because “people should like who they want and no one should have a problem with it”.
She told Seventeen magazine: “I don’t care for labels at all. I believe people should like who they want and no one should have a problem with it.
“I’ve had a better experience with my queerness once I just shut the f*** up and let it happen to me.
“If I date a girl, I date a girl. If I date a guy, I date a guy.
“I also understand that people benefit from drawing a hard line for themselves – having a clear path is also important. It varies [from] person to person.”
The ‘Sexy to Someone’ hitmaker – who started posting music online at age 13, and later shot to fame after going viral with her ‘Pretty Girl’ music video in 2017 – went on to insist that she “felt so free” once she discovered her sexuality.
Clairo – whose real name is Claire Cottrill – added: “Being queer is a huge part of who I am.
“I felt so free once I understood that I love anybody and everybody. I’ll kiss anyone.”
The star – whose third record ‘Charm’ comes out on July 12 – wishes she could tell her younger self that there is no pressure with trying to find a label they fit into with their sexuality.
The NME Best New Act in the World 2020 award winner said: “We’ve all taken the “Am I gay?” tests.
“The coming-of-age part of it is questioning.
“I wish I could go back and tell myself I don’t need a definite answer. I can still be curious, date, and kiss who I want. I don’t have to wake up and decide who I am by a certain day.
“That was the first time in my life that I had to be okay with not having an answer.”
Clairo has described being queer as a “really beautiful” thing. She added: “It’s really beautiful. It feels good to be queer.”
