Levine tackles gay rumours

Levine tackles gay rumours

Maroon 5 frontman and The Voice coach Adam Levine has opened up about how his family dealt with his brother’s coming out, and compared his show’s treatment of gay performers to that of American Idol in a new interview with Out magazine.

“There’s no way to hide my straightness, but if people didn’t think there was a small chance I was gay, then I wouldn’t be doing my job very well,” Levine tells the magazine about speculation over his sexuality.

“Look at the best ones, guys whose sexuality was always questioned. [David] Bowie. [Mick] Jagger. Freddie Mercury. I wouldn’t be the frontman of a band if that question hadn’t come up at some point.”

Levine also took the opportunity to reveal that his younger brother is gay.

“I can single-handedly dispel any ideas that sexuality is acquired. Trust me, you’re born with it. My brother is gay, and we knew when he was two. We all knew.”

Levine gave some tough-talking advice to people struggling to accept gay loved ones.

“A lot of people don’t want their kid to be gay and will fight it at all costs. But I’ve got news for you — it’s a losing fucking battle. The more you fight it, the more fucked up your kid’s gonna be. You’ve just gotta embrace it from the beginning. That’s the only way to deal with it as a family. Otherwise, you’re just screwing yourself over, and you’re gonna make your kid miserable.”

Levine said he was proud of how The Voice treated its gay performers, with two (Beverly McClellan and Vicci Martinez) making it to the final round. And he voiced strong opinions on how the show’s competition, Fox’s American Idol, has handled its gay competitors’ sexuality.

“What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives. The fact that The Voice didn’t have any qualms about being completely open about it is a great thing.”

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