Kindness Opens Up About Homophobia & Transphobia in Music Industry
FUSE TV - Kindness Opens Up About Homophobia & Transphobia in Music Industry
Kindness is the acclaimed producer-musician who works with cool kids like Solange, Robyn and Dev Hynes. But in a recent lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy in Paris, the London-based musician (real name Adam Bainbridge) revealed that he almost threw away a career in music after experiencing homophobia and transphobia from critics.
The "This Is Not About Us" singer told the audience that, while he was coming up in the U.K.'s grime/nu-rave scene, a "toxic" blogger who went by the name Donald Crunk was gaining a large following and was invited to vote in the BBC's influential Sound Of poll. Kindness said he read about himself being referred to in "homophobic and transphobic terms," which was particularly troubling as he was questioning his sexual and gender identity:
"I was just like, 'Wait what? Where did this come from?' What was even more fucked up is that rather than being angry with him, I was like 'Wait, how did he know? Do people know this? Shit, what am I going to do? I can't be a grime producer if people know I'm gay, if people know I'm queer."
Kindness added that he was seriously considering transitioning and researching hormone therapy at the time, and that the comments made him temporarily end his career.
3m
Tina Serves Up Sass In "Me and You" Music Video
44m
Be Kind, Rewind
24m
Up in Smoke
23m
Music
21m
Ganesh Music Festival
21m
Gnawa Music Festival
44m
Up Up & Away
20m
Marchin Music’s Major League
3m
Ian Sings His Heart Out in "Starts With You Baby" Music Video
Hype Up
20m
Poppin' Up
21m
Wacken Open Air Festival
2m
Bougie on a Budget Music Video
9m
Damon Wayans Jr. Winds Up In A Naked Family Feud
20m
Manager Shake Up
3m
Hype Up - Trailer
1m
Hands Up - Trailer
Stand Up & Deliver
24m
Up Tighty Whiteys
20m
The Glow Up
22m
Shake It Up!
22m
Kick It Up
5m
Got a Guy G-Fella Music Video
20m
Soul Food Pop-Up
20m
Vive le Pop Up!
21m
The Big Break-Up
44m
Red Hot Pin-Up
1h 25m
The Gig Is Up
46m
Clean Up Aisle One
14m
Chika On Building Community Through Her Music (Extended)
2m
The Hottest Music x Sneaker Collabs of 2016
1m
Clash of the Corps Drummers Step Up and Show Out in Rhythm
1m
T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |
1m
Ian Calls Music Video Editing Process "A B-tch"
11m
Up NYC and Reebok Freebanz
We Need To Talk About America
2m
Clark & Cody Dream About Drum Corps
2m
LGBTQIA+ Rights, Let's Talk About It
4m
G Fella Delivers More Grilling Tips and Talks New Music
20m
Poppin' Up All Over The Place
1m
Playing Lingerie Dress Up: Deleted Scene
7m
Comedians Learn About This Weird Pickle Law
3m
The Exclusive Premiere of Big Freedia's New Music Video, "BigFoot"
1m
Bambiana's Sexy Performance Heats Up AsiaSF
21m
Suck It Up and Go to Mars
1m
Marissa Cooks Up A Puerto Rican Specialty
4m
Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video
1m
We Need To Talk About America - S2 Trailer
5m
Inside Reebok and Future's Fury Pop-Up Shop
7m
Is It Illegal To Trip A Horse Up?
1m
The Star Gets Real About Breast Implants: Dear Bambiana
4m
Visit Stance & Learn About A Gucci Mane Sock Collaboration
5m
Go Inside Fat Joe and Scotty Kickz's Up NYC Store
3m
Jesse Serves Up Serious R&B Vibes with "Never Know"
9m
Young M.A On The Struggle of Giving Up Meat
45m
Punching In
41m
Moving In
22m
Hot In Hollywood
20m
Get In Formation
21m
Poetry in Falsetto
44m
Lawyer In Lust
22m
Back In Time
21m
Trouble In Paradise
22m
Drama In Paradise
21m
Lost In Paradise
1h 11m
Christmas in Carolina
1h 5m
Leitis in Waiting
20m
Rae in LA
3657s
Eminem: Count Me In
20m
Tension In The Tenderloin
21m
No Christmas In India
1h 25m
In Football We Trust
22m
New Girl In Town
44m
Chaos In The Cage
1h 28m
Salt in My Soul
1h 43m
Out in the Ring
20m
All in the Family
23m
Sleepless in North Hollywood
2m
Out in the Ring - Trailer
2m
In Football We Trust - Trailer
1h 23m
1 Night in San Diego
1h 2m
The Beatles: In the Life
18m
In Memory Of Mascot Man
2m
What's In Your Fridge: Dumbfoundead
1m
What's In Your Fridge: Tinashe
1m
What's In Your Fridge: Smino
56m
Cher: Life in the Spotlight
1h 3m
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
20m
Diva’s Day In Court
1h 23m
Born Free: Birth in America
2m
Brunch In The Castro: Deleted Scene
2m
Lost In Translation - Aight, So Boom
47m
Bon Jovi: No End in Sight
1m
Transcendent Season 2 Starts In June!
20m
Love In The Time Of Pandademic
22m
In Your B.A.S.E.
2m
What's In Your Fridge: Joyce Wrice
2m
Smoothini Schools Iggy Azalea In Magic
1m
What's In Your Fridge: Guapdad 4000
1m
