Yungblud on being a Pride Icon Report by Mccallumj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
00:00What does this mean to you, you're being honoured to do?
00:02I think it's beautiful, I mean, as I say, like, it's been an amazing journey, like, with Attitude, you know what I'm saying?
00:08I think, like, Cliff and everyone at the magazine have really helped me navigate a lot of stuff, you know what I mean?
00:13I think being in the public eye and kind of, like, representing what I do is not always easy, and they've always been really supportive,
00:19so for them to kind of, to do this to me, it's amazing, and I will always, I will always kind of pass on the award to my community, man, and my fan base,
00:29it's, like, that's what it's about.
00:30What does their support mean to you?
00:32I think, with it all, it's the thing I'm most proud of, I think it's the thing Youngblood's known for, it's a culture, it's a community,
00:37and it's an idea that is centred around love and individuality and acceptance and unity, so I think that's what, like, I'm most proud of,
00:44and I'll definitely be dedicating my award to my fan base.
00:47I love the cover, I love the photo shoot, can we talk about it? You look so good!
00:51Oh, thank you, babe, I appreciate you.
00:53Did you love it when you saw the photo shoot?
00:54Oh, yeah, I did, I really did. I've been in the gym, haven't I?
00:56So, like, to be honest, I was, like, everyone was telling me to put some clothes on.
01:01Well, this is it, you look really good, but somebody was saying something about blue jeans, you don't normally wear blue jeans.
01:05Yeah, I don't normally wear blue jeans, I'm normally in black, but they got me in them and twisted my arm, I liked it.
01:10Yeah, but you looked good, so, you could wear a bin bag and look good, though, to get a feel.
01:14Blue jeans and a tramp stamp, that's the vibe.
01:16Honestly, I love that.
01:18And I know you're probably going to get asked this a lot this weekend, but what does pride mean to you? Why is it important for you?
01:23I think it's everything, man. I think to be proud of who you are is the ultimate achievement.
01:30You know, I think that's the end goal.
01:31So, like, it's amazing. I think pride in any sort of thing, a look on a face, a feeling inside, is a beautiful thing.
01:41It's an achievement for anyone to obtain, so it's epic.
01:44And how do you feel knowing that maybe you have helped people, like, by just being yourself and being, people would get to see themselves anew, maybe?
01:51I think it's beautiful. I think that was sort of the whole point of, like, again, like, Youngblood started because of that reason.
01:57I was actually talking to Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols about this, about kind of, like, what happened then and what happened now,
02:03and he said it's a lot more centred around love now and a lot more centred about kind of a revolution of kind of oneself, you know?
02:10It's kind of, it's really beautiful. I thought that was cool, like, the new, what the new fight is, and it's all about love, yeah, it's cool.
02:18Amazing. Well, you look absolutely incredible.
