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• OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH MAK GAY PIRAT BOTH CASUAL AND IMPORTANT
• COSMO JARVIS ISN'T A GAY PIRATE. HE JT PLAYS ONE HIS AMAZG NEW VIO!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 30, 2010/5:31 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 30, 2010 / 5:31 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COSMO JARVIS ISN'T A GAY PIRATE. HE JT PLAYS ONE HIS AMAZG NEW VIO!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-30T22:31:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-30T22:31:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COSMO JARVIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS HAVE SEEN QUE A FEW GAY-CLIVE AND GAY-THEMED VIOS OM ARTISTS RANGG OM LADY GAGA TO P!NK TO KYLIE MOGUE TO OZOMATLI. BUT ’S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHG LIKE “GAY PIRAT” OM UK SGER COSMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT ONLY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF "GAY PIRAT" WILDLY DIFFERENT OM ANY OF THE SONGS OM THE ABOVE ARTISTS, BUT JARVIS ALSO PLAYS THE PART OF THE GAY PIRATE HIS OWN VIO. IN ADDN, HE NCEIVED OF THE VIO’S NCEPT, AND DIRECTED AND FILMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE TWENTY-ONE-YEAR OLD JARVIS – WHO ALSO WR, ACTS AND MAK MOVI – WAS ACTUALLY BORN THE U.S., MOST AMERINS ARE PROBABLY UNFAIAR WH HIM SPE THE FACT THAT HE HAS MA SOMETHG OF A SPLASH THE UK WHERE HE HAS ALREADY GENERATED A FAIR B OF BUZZ AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT BE ABOUT TO CHANGE WH THE RELEASE OF THE VIO FOR “GAY PIRAT” AS NOT ONLY HAVE A NUMBER OF U.S. S CLUDG POSTED THE SONG, BUT BRISH ACTOR STEPHEN FRY RECENTLY TWEETED THE VIO OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON TALKED WH JARVIS ABOUT HOW A STRAIGHT GUY ME UP WH THE IA FOR THE SONG, HIS TRATN WH GAY STEREOTYP AND MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: HOW DID YOU E UP WH THE IA OF WRG A SONG ABOUT GAY PIRAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COSMO JARVIS: YOU KNOW THE STEREOTYPE OF PIRAT — THE GFF DUS WHO N TAKE ANYTHG, THEY LIVE ON MAGGOT-FTED BISCUS THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA, THEY WHIP EACH OTHER, THEY’RE REALLY TOUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO IF ONE TEN GUYS TODAY IS GAY, THEN ONE TEN GUYS BACK THEN MT HAVE BEEN GAY, SO I WAS JT THKG THERE MT HAVE BEEN GAY PIRAT, ALTHOUGH PIRAT WERE VERY TOLERANT TOWARD HOMOSEXUALS FOR THE MOST PART. BUT IF YOU DID END UP ON A BOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN AND YOU N’T N ANYWHERE AND EVERYBODY IS TOTALLY AGAST THE IA OF YOU HAVG A PARTNER ON THE BOAT, I FELT THAT WAS THE WORST THG THAT ULD HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY WHO WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(ALL PHOTOS OM "GAY PIRAT" URTY OF ROB HILLIER){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: SO YOU WERE TRYG TO MAKE A PARTICULAR POT BY G PIRAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: THE WAY THAT MEN ARE PERCEIVED TO GO ABOUT ATTAG WHAT THEY NEED TO ATTA IS SOMETHG THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE DON’T THK GAY MEN ARE PABLE OF. AND THAT’S WHY THERE IS THE WHOLE “GAY MEN ARE WIMPY THG” GOG ON. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS THKG THAT ALL GAY MEN ARE MORE FEME AND I WAS JT THKG, LIKE, ALL IS JT THE WAY A STRAIGHT GUY WOULD LOOK AT A WOMAN AND ALL THE THGS THAT WOULD GO WH THAT AND HOW THEY WOULD DO ANYTHG TO SAVE THAT WOMAN IF ANYTHG BAD WAS GOG TO HAPPEN TO HER IF THEY LOVED HER. ALL IS IS THAT, JT APPLIED TO ANOTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: TALK ABOUT DOG THE SONG AS A SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: SOME PEOPLE HERE [ THE UK] N’T THK ABOUT THAT [GAY PEOPLE] BEE GROSS THEM OUT OR … THEY JT WRE OFF GAY PEOPLE. THEY JT DON’T BOTHER THKG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE GOG ON THE HEAD OF A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THE MIC IS PRENTED THE WAY IS SO IF ’S PLAYED A BAR AND THERE IS SOMEBODY THE BAR WHO LIK THE MIC AND GETS TO BEE ’S A SEA SHANTY AND YOU N GET PEOPLE STOMPG AROUND. THE IA WAS THAT PEOPLE THE DIENCE MIGHT BE THE PEOPLE WHO THK LIKE THAT [THAT BEG GAY IS BAD] AND MIGHT GET TO THE MIC BEFORE THEY GET TO THE STORY OF THE SONG SO THAT BEFORE THEY KNOW THEY ARE DANCG AROUND AND THEY ARE BEG ENTHIASTIC ABOUT THE SONG AND THEN WHEN THEY REALIZE WHAT ’S ABOUT, THEY HAVE NO EXCE NOT TO NTUE DANCG WH THE SAME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I LOVE THAT IA. THAT’S WONRFUL. IT’S VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: IT’S HAPPENED. YOU GET THE HORS OF TEENAGE GUYS, DRKG BEER, STOMPG AROUND, SGG THE CHOS OF THE SONG. IT’S A GOOD THG FOR ME TO HEAR THEM SGG BEE THEY’RE SGG ABOUT THIS GUY WHO’S ENDURED TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS, AND THEY’RE SGG LIKE WAS ANY OTHER SONG ABOUT LOVE THAT PEOPLE WOULD SG. I JT WANTED TO WRE SOMETHG WH THE SAME PASSN AND THE SAME STYLE OF WRG, AND THE SAME HONTY, BUT WAS JT ABOUT A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT MAK THEIR LOVE EVEN MORE MTED, I GUS, AND I WANTED TO BE SUNG AS IF WAS SORT OF LIKE A HISTORIL DOCUMENT. SO I SORT OF WROTE AS A GUY WHO LOVED SEBASTIAN AND MIGHT BE WRG A DIARY. AND MAYBE THIS PIECE OF PARCHMENT WASHED UP ON A BEACH SOMEWHERE, AND WAS THIS GUY’S STORY. AND HE’S TALKG ABOUT ANOTHER GUY. AND JT TO ME, AND I’M JT SGG AND SHARG THE STORY. I MEAN I WROTE , BUT I’M SGG AS IF JT ME TO ME AND ’S A WELL KNOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU PLAY ONE OF THE TWO GAY PIRAT THE VIO, AND WHILE THAT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG AL 2010, I N SEE A LOT OF OTHER MICIANS AT THE POT YOU ARE YOUR REER NOT DOG , OR THEIR MANAGEMENT SAYG MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT. YOU'RE KISSG THE GUY UP ON THE STAGE. DID YOU EVER THK TWICE ABOUT ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: NO. NO WAY. WHY WOULD YOU? NOBODY WOULD THK TWICE ABOUT KISSG A GIRL. I'D BE A SH ACTOR IF I WAS GOG TO GET UP THERE AND THK TWICE ABOUT . I HAVE TO TELL THEIR LOVE STORY SOME WAY OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT DON'T BOTHER ME. I'VE NEVER BEEN SHY ABOUT THAT KD OF STUFF. I'M NOT GAY, BUT GROWG UP WE HAD THIS GAME LLED GAY MAN CHICKEN, WHERE TWO GUYS FACE EACH OTHER, AND GO TO KISS, TO MAKE OUT SERLY, AND WHOEVER WIMPS OUT FIRST IS THE ONE WH THE PROBLEM ABOUT BEG A HOMOSEXUAL. THE GUY WHO DO DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH HIS SEXUALY, BEE 'S JT KISSG A GUY. SO WAS JT NOT A BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONLY PERSON WHO REALLY HAD A PROBLEM WH WAS MY MUM. SHE WAS WORRIED PEOPLE WOULD THK I WAS GAY. I SAID, "LOVELY. WHY WOULD YOU WORRY IF PEOPLE THK YOU'RE GAY? IF PEOPLE THK YOU'RE GAY, SO WHAT?" A LOT OF PEOPLE THK SOMEBODY IS GAY JT BEE OF THE WAY THEY RRY THEMSELV, THE WAY THEY ACT, THEY WAY THEY TALK, AND THE FACT IS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GAY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S STRAIGHT. IT DON'T EVEN MATTER. IT'S PLETELY IRRELEVANT. IT'S JT LIKE I LIKE CHICKEN OR I DON'T LIKE CHICKEN. IT'S NO BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: EVEN THOUGH THE SONG HAS BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE, THE VIO JT ME OUT. WHAT N YOU TELL ME ABOUT ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: MY MANAGER LIKED THE SONG WHEN I WROTE , BUT I HAVE A LOT OF SONGS, LIKE A FEW HUNDRED, AND I HAD THIS ONE ALBUM OUT. THIS SONG WAS JT KD OF STG AROUND DOG NOTHG AND FALLY BEME TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A SEND ALBUM, SO I RE-RERD AND MA BETTER, AND THEN THEY SAID WAS GOG TO BE A SGLE, SO I WROTE A TREATMENT FOR A VIO. IT TOOK SO LONG TO ANIZE A VIO BEE I DID ALL MYSELF. I REFE TO WORK WH A PRODUCER WHILE I’M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TTH IS IF I DID HIRE A PRODUCER, THE VIO WOULD NEVER HAVE LOOKED LIKE THAT. IT’S ONE SHOT, THE WHOLE VIO AND I SISTED BE ONE SHOT BEE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A THEATER PERFORMANCE, LIKE A PANTOMIME. AND I WANTED BE A REALISTIC POT OF VIEW, AS IF A MEMBER OF THE DIENCE WAS WATCHG. WE DID LIKE THREE WEEKS AGO TWO DAYS. REHEARSED ONE DAY AND SHOT THE SEND DAY AND I TOOK THE BT TAKE. WE DID LIKE FIFTY TAK AND WAS A NIGHTMARE. BUT WAS REALLY GOOD AND WAS A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE REALLY MP, YOU KNOW, BEE ’S TOO EASY WH A SONG LIKE “GAY PIRAT” TO MAKE A VIO THAT WAS REALLY KD OF HUMORG STEREOTYP THAT ARE AROUND TODAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE. IT WOULD BE TOO EASY TO SLAP A LOAD OF PK ON A PIRATE. WHATEVER THE VIO WAS GOG TO BE, I WANTED BE SOMETHG THAT SPOKE FOR SELF S HONTY ABOUT THE WAY THE CHARACTERS WERE FEELG ABOUT EACH OTHER AND WASN’T TATED WH ANY KD OF BULLSH THAT IS SPOKEN AND THOUGHT TODAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE. I WANTED BE LIKE THAT RATHER THAN “HEY, LOOK AT THE DUMB GAY PIRAT THAT I MA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M SURE THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE WANTED THE BEGNG, BUT I KEPT ARGUG AND EVENTUALLY THEY DID MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT’S THE REACTN BEEN LIKE? I KNOW STEPHEN FRY TWEETED THE VIO TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: PEOPLE WERE REALLY EXCED TO SEE AND PEOPLE WHO WERE FANS OF ME ALREADY WERE REALLY GLAD TO SEE BEE I’VE BEEN PLAYG LIVE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY WANTED TO SEE AND THEY REALLY LIKED . AND THEN THIS WHOLE STEPHEN FRY THG HAPPENED. AND I GOT TOLD BY MY IEND’S MOTHER WHO KD OF KEEPS TRACK OF MY STUFF ON THE TER – SHE’S AMAZG, SHE LIV A UPLE OF TOWNS AWAY OM ME – AND SHE NG ME UP AND SAID “STEPHEN FRY JT TWEETED THIS THG” AND I WAS LIKE “J CHRIST!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOSTLY I WAS JT HONORED THAT STEPHEN FRY WATCHED BEE HE’S A GREAT ACTOR AND HE SAW ME ACTG AND PEOPLE I KNOW ACTG AND FOR HIM TO SAY THAT HE LIKED WAS PRETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THE LYRICS OF THE SONG ARE PRETTY DARK BEE THE PIRAT END UP DYG, BUT BETWEEN THE SHANTY ASPECT OF AND THE VIO, YOU STILL MAKE E ACROSS WH A HAPPY ENDG. THE GUYS ARE UP ON STAGE AT THE END AND THEY KISS. WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDG, AND HOW DID YOU E UP WH THAT FAL ENDG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: I KNEW I WANTED TO BE LIKE A RERNATN. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCSNS ABOUT THE ENDG. IT DID EVOLVE SCE I FIRST WROTE ON PAPER. INIALLY, WE WERE GOG TO DROWN THEN E BACK ON STAGE AS IF WE WERE RERNATED. AND THAT'S KD OF WHAT HAPPENED, EXCEPT BE SORT OF A METAPHOR, I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAY PIRAT ARE OFF THE STAGE. [THE OTHER PIRAT THK,] "WE GOT RID OF THE GAYS, THEY'RE AD, THE PROBLEM IS DONE WH. WE N RRY ON." AND THEN THEY E BACK ON STAGE, AND THEY'RE PRETTY HAPPY WH THEMSELV. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY'RE JT BACK. THEY SHOW OFF TOGETHER WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY'RE PROUD, AND THEY GET ON, AND YOU LOOK AT THE PTA'S FACE, AND HE'S AAID. AND THE POT IS, WHEN THEY KISS, THE PIRAT THK, "AFTER ALL THAT, AFTER ALL THAT HATE AND ALL THAT BULLSH, BUT 'S STILL GOG TO RRY ON. IF THEY N GET ONT OF AND JT KISS, THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD LET THIS GO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE, "OH, THE PIRAT DIED." I ULDN'T HAVE THAT. I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. YOU N'T CHANGE PEOPLE JT BY HATG THEM. THAT'S KD OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} LEARN MORE ABOUT COSMO VIS HIM AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH MAK GAY PIRAT BOTH CASUAL AND IMPORTANT

Matelotage was a gay marriage of sorts practiced by male pirat om the 17th century.

COSMO JARVIS ISN'T A GAY PIRATE. HE JT PLAYS ONE HIS AMAZG NEW VIO!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 30, 2010/5:31 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 30, 2010 / 5:31 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COSMO JARVIS ISN'T A GAY PIRATE. HE JT PLAYS ONE HIS AMAZG NEW VIO!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-30T22:31:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-30T22:31:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COSMO JARVIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS HAVE SEEN QUE A FEW GAY-CLIVE AND GAY-THEMED VIOS OM ARTISTS RANGG OM LADY GAGA TO P!NK TO KYLIE MOGUE TO OZOMATLI. BUT ’S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHG LIKE “GAY PIRAT” OM UK SGER COSMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT ONLY IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF "GAY PIRAT" WILDLY DIFFERENT OM ANY OF THE SONGS OM THE ABOVE ARTISTS, BUT JARVIS ALSO PLAYS THE PART OF THE GAY PIRATE HIS OWN VIO. IN ADDN, HE NCEIVED OF THE VIO’S NCEPT, AND DIRECTED AND FILMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE TWENTY-ONE-YEAR OLD JARVIS – WHO ALSO WR, ACTS AND MAK MOVI – WAS ACTUALLY BORN THE U.S., MOST AMERINS ARE PROBABLY UNFAIAR WH HIM SPE THE FACT THAT HE HAS MA SOMETHG OF A SPLASH THE UK WHERE HE HAS ALREADY GENERATED A FAIR B OF BUZZ AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT BE ABOUT TO CHANGE WH THE RELEASE OF THE VIO FOR “GAY PIRAT” AS NOT ONLY HAVE A NUMBER OF U.S. S CLUDG POSTED THE SONG, BUT BRISH ACTOR STEPHEN FRY RECENTLY TWEETED THE VIO OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON TALKED WH JARVIS ABOUT HOW A STRAIGHT GUY ME UP WH THE IA FOR THE SONG, HIS TRATN WH GAY STEREOTYP AND MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: HOW DID YOU E UP WH THE IA OF WRG A SONG ABOUT GAY PIRAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COSMO JARVIS: YOU KNOW THE STEREOTYPE OF PIRAT — THE GFF DUS WHO N TAKE ANYTHG, THEY LIVE ON MAGGOT-FTED BISCUS THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA, THEY WHIP EACH OTHER, THEY’RE REALLY TOUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO IF ONE TEN GUYS TODAY IS GAY, THEN ONE TEN GUYS BACK THEN MT HAVE BEEN GAY, SO I WAS JT THKG THERE MT HAVE BEEN GAY PIRAT, ALTHOUGH PIRAT WERE VERY TOLERANT TOWARD HOMOSEXUALS FOR THE MOST PART. BUT IF YOU DID END UP ON A BOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN AND YOU N’T N ANYWHERE AND EVERYBODY IS TOTALLY AGAST THE IA OF YOU HAVG A PARTNER ON THE BOAT, I FELT THAT WAS THE WORST THG THAT ULD HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY WHO WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(ALL PHOTOS OM "GAY PIRAT" URTY OF ROB HILLIER){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: SO YOU WERE TRYG TO MAKE A PARTICULAR POT BY G PIRAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: THE WAY THAT MEN ARE PERCEIVED TO GO ABOUT ATTAG WHAT THEY NEED TO ATTA IS SOMETHG THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE DON’T THK GAY MEN ARE PABLE OF. AND THAT’S WHY THERE IS THE WHOLE “GAY MEN ARE WIMPY THG” GOG ON. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS THKG THAT ALL GAY MEN ARE MORE FEME AND I WAS JT THKG, LIKE, ALL IS JT THE WAY A STRAIGHT GUY WOULD LOOK AT A WOMAN AND ALL THE THGS THAT WOULD GO WH THAT AND HOW THEY WOULD DO ANYTHG TO SAVE THAT WOMAN IF ANYTHG BAD WAS GOG TO HAPPEN TO HER IF THEY LOVED HER. ALL IS IS THAT, JT APPLIED TO ANOTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: TALK ABOUT DOG THE SONG AS A SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: SOME PEOPLE HERE [ THE UK] N’T THK ABOUT THAT [GAY PEOPLE] BEE GROSS THEM OUT OR … THEY JT WRE OFF GAY PEOPLE. THEY JT DON’T BOTHER THKG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE GOG ON THE HEAD OF A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THE MIC IS PRENTED THE WAY IS SO IF ’S PLAYED A BAR AND THERE IS SOMEBODY THE BAR WHO LIK THE MIC AND GETS TO BEE ’S A SEA SHANTY AND YOU N GET PEOPLE STOMPG AROUND. THE IA WAS THAT PEOPLE THE DIENCE MIGHT BE THE PEOPLE WHO THK LIKE THAT [THAT BEG GAY IS BAD] AND MIGHT GET TO THE MIC BEFORE THEY GET TO THE STORY OF THE SONG SO THAT BEFORE THEY KNOW THEY ARE DANCG AROUND AND THEY ARE BEG ENTHIASTIC ABOUT THE SONG AND THEN WHEN THEY REALIZE WHAT ’S ABOUT, THEY HAVE NO EXCE NOT TO NTUE DANCG WH THE SAME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I LOVE THAT IA. THAT’S WONRFUL. IT’S VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: IT’S HAPPENED. YOU GET THE HORS OF TEENAGE GUYS, DRKG BEER, STOMPG AROUND, SGG THE CHOS OF THE SONG. IT’S A GOOD THG FOR ME TO HEAR THEM SGG BEE THEY’RE SGG ABOUT THIS GUY WHO’S ENDURED TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS, AND THEY’RE SGG LIKE WAS ANY OTHER SONG ABOUT LOVE THAT PEOPLE WOULD SG. I JT WANTED TO WRE SOMETHG WH THE SAME PASSN AND THE SAME STYLE OF WRG, AND THE SAME HONTY, BUT WAS JT ABOUT A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT MAK THEIR LOVE EVEN MORE MTED, I GUS, AND I WANTED TO BE SUNG AS IF WAS SORT OF LIKE A HISTORIL DOCUMENT. SO I SORT OF WROTE AS A GUY WHO LOVED SEBASTIAN AND MIGHT BE WRG A DIARY. AND MAYBE THIS PIECE OF PARCHMENT WASHED UP ON A BEACH SOMEWHERE, AND WAS THIS GUY’S STORY. AND HE’S TALKG ABOUT ANOTHER GUY. AND JT TO ME, AND I’M JT SGG AND SHARG THE STORY. I MEAN I WROTE , BUT I’M SGG AS IF JT ME TO ME AND ’S A WELL KNOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU PLAY ONE OF THE TWO GAY PIRAT THE VIO, AND WHILE THAT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG AL 2010, I N SEE A LOT OF OTHER MICIANS AT THE POT YOU ARE YOUR REER NOT DOG , OR THEIR MANAGEMENT SAYG MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT. YOU'RE KISSG THE GUY UP ON THE STAGE. DID YOU EVER THK TWICE ABOUT ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: NO. NO WAY. WHY WOULD YOU? NOBODY WOULD THK TWICE ABOUT KISSG A GIRL. I'D BE A SH ACTOR IF I WAS GOG TO GET UP THERE AND THK TWICE ABOUT . I HAVE TO TELL THEIR LOVE STORY SOME WAY OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT DON'T BOTHER ME. I'VE NEVER BEEN SHY ABOUT THAT KD OF STUFF. I'M NOT GAY, BUT GROWG UP WE HAD THIS GAME LLED GAY MAN CHICKEN, WHERE TWO GUYS FACE EACH OTHER, AND GO TO KISS, TO MAKE OUT SERLY, AND WHOEVER WIMPS OUT FIRST IS THE ONE WH THE PROBLEM ABOUT BEG A HOMOSEXUAL. THE GUY WHO DO DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH HIS SEXUALY, BEE 'S JT KISSG A GUY. SO WAS JT NOT A BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONLY PERSON WHO REALLY HAD A PROBLEM WH WAS MY MUM. SHE WAS WORRIED PEOPLE WOULD THK I WAS GAY. I SAID, "LOVELY. WHY WOULD YOU WORRY IF PEOPLE THK YOU'RE GAY? IF PEOPLE THK YOU'RE GAY, SO WHAT?" A LOT OF PEOPLE THK SOMEBODY IS GAY JT BEE OF THE WAY THEY RRY THEMSELV, THE WAY THEY ACT, THEY WAY THEY TALK, AND THE FACT IS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GAY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S STRAIGHT. IT DON'T EVEN MATTER. IT'S PLETELY IRRELEVANT. IT'S JT LIKE I LIKE CHICKEN OR I DON'T LIKE CHICKEN. IT'S NO BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: EVEN THOUGH THE SONG HAS BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE, THE VIO JT ME OUT. WHAT N YOU TELL ME ABOUT ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: MY MANAGER LIKED THE SONG WHEN I WROTE , BUT I HAVE A LOT OF SONGS, LIKE A FEW HUNDRED, AND I HAD THIS ONE ALBUM OUT. THIS SONG WAS JT KD OF STG AROUND DOG NOTHG AND FALLY BEME TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A SEND ALBUM, SO I RE-RERD AND MA BETTER, AND THEN THEY SAID WAS GOG TO BE A SGLE, SO I WROTE A TREATMENT FOR A VIO. IT TOOK SO LONG TO ANIZE A VIO BEE I DID ALL MYSELF. I REFE TO WORK WH A PRODUCER WHILE I’M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TTH IS IF I DID HIRE A PRODUCER, THE VIO WOULD NEVER HAVE LOOKED LIKE THAT. IT’S ONE SHOT, THE WHOLE VIO AND I SISTED BE ONE SHOT BEE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A THEATER PERFORMANCE, LIKE A PANTOMIME. AND I WANTED BE A REALISTIC POT OF VIEW, AS IF A MEMBER OF THE DIENCE WAS WATCHG. WE DID LIKE THREE WEEKS AGO TWO DAYS. REHEARSED ONE DAY AND SHOT THE SEND DAY AND I TOOK THE BT TAKE. WE DID LIKE FIFTY TAK AND WAS A NIGHTMARE. BUT WAS REALLY GOOD AND WAS A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE REALLY MP, YOU KNOW, BEE ’S TOO EASY WH A SONG LIKE “GAY PIRAT” TO MAKE A VIO THAT WAS REALLY KD OF HUMORG STEREOTYP THAT ARE AROUND TODAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE. IT WOULD BE TOO EASY TO SLAP A LOAD OF PK ON A PIRATE. WHATEVER THE VIO WAS GOG TO BE, I WANTED BE SOMETHG THAT SPOKE FOR SELF S HONTY ABOUT THE WAY THE CHARACTERS WERE FEELG ABOUT EACH OTHER AND WASN’T TATED WH ANY KD OF BULLSH THAT IS SPOKEN AND THOUGHT TODAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE. I WANTED BE LIKE THAT RATHER THAN “HEY, LOOK AT THE DUMB GAY PIRAT THAT I MA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M SURE THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE WANTED THE BEGNG, BUT I KEPT ARGUG AND EVENTUALLY THEY DID MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT’S THE REACTN BEEN LIKE? I KNOW STEPHEN FRY TWEETED THE VIO TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: PEOPLE WERE REALLY EXCED TO SEE AND PEOPLE WHO WERE FANS OF ME ALREADY WERE REALLY GLAD TO SEE BEE I’VE BEEN PLAYG LIVE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY WANTED TO SEE AND THEY REALLY LIKED . AND THEN THIS WHOLE STEPHEN FRY THG HAPPENED. AND I GOT TOLD BY MY IEND’S MOTHER WHO KD OF KEEPS TRACK OF MY STUFF ON THE TER – SHE’S AMAZG, SHE LIV A UPLE OF TOWNS AWAY OM ME – AND SHE NG ME UP AND SAID “STEPHEN FRY JT TWEETED THIS THG” AND I WAS LIKE “J CHRIST!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOSTLY I WAS JT HONORED THAT STEPHEN FRY WATCHED BEE HE’S A GREAT ACTOR AND HE SAW ME ACTG AND PEOPLE I KNOW ACTG AND FOR HIM TO SAY THAT HE LIKED WAS PRETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THE LYRICS OF THE SONG ARE PRETTY DARK BEE THE PIRAT END UP DYG, BUT BETWEEN THE SHANTY ASPECT OF AND THE VIO, YOU STILL MAKE E ACROSS WH A HAPPY ENDG. THE GUYS ARE UP ON STAGE AT THE END AND THEY KISS. WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDG, AND HOW DID YOU E UP WH THAT FAL ENDG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CJ: I KNEW I WANTED TO BE LIKE A RERNATN. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCSNS ABOUT THE ENDG. IT DID EVOLVE SCE I FIRST WROTE ON PAPER. INIALLY, WE WERE GOG TO DROWN THEN E BACK ON STAGE AS IF WE WERE RERNATED. AND THAT'S KD OF WHAT HAPPENED, EXCEPT BE SORT OF A METAPHOR, I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAY PIRAT ARE OFF THE STAGE. [THE OTHER PIRAT THK,] "WE GOT RID OF THE GAYS, THEY'RE AD, THE PROBLEM IS DONE WH. WE N RRY ON." AND THEN THEY E BACK ON STAGE, AND THEY'RE PRETTY HAPPY WH THEMSELV. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY'RE JT BACK. THEY SHOW OFF TOGETHER WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY'RE PROUD, AND THEY GET ON, AND YOU LOOK AT THE PTA'S FACE, AND HE'S AAID. AND THE POT IS, WHEN THEY KISS, THE PIRAT THK, "AFTER ALL THAT, AFTER ALL THAT HATE AND ALL THAT BULLSH, BUT 'S STILL GOG TO RRY ON. IF THEY N GET ONT OF AND JT KISS, THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD LET THIS GO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE, "OH, THE PIRAT DIED." I ULDN'T HAVE THAT. I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. YOU N'T CHANGE PEOPLE JT BY HATG THEM. THAT'S KD OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} LEARN MORE ABOUT COSMO VIS HIM AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Spartan boys were traed om a young age by other Spartan men, Roman soldiers were allowed to have same-sex relatnships wh slav or prostut, samurai practiced wakashudo (translated as "the way of the youth" and very siar to the Greek tradn of men trag boys), and "suatnal homosexualy" exists all-male prisons. Matelotage, as an stutn that veloped on ships full of men, is another one of the "homosocial" relatnships on the high seas were not unique to the 17th and 18th centuri eher.

There are acunts of the Heli, an ancient Germanic tribe, practicg homosexualy their warrr-based culture as mercenari and pirat of Europe was iologilly agast same-sex relatnships durg the 17th and 18th centuri, scribg them wh terms like "sodomy" and "buggery.