New York recording artist, Chase (otherwise known as Michael Chase DiMartino) has just informed me that he’s released another delicious song/video called “Hard Candy“. The song us just as catchy as the last one I told you about, “Nasty Habit,” but the sexuality and hotness factor went through the roof with this video. Actually, there’s two videos – a part one and two. If you read my last post, you may remember that Michael Chase DiMartino is also a Sign Language interpreter. He started making videos on YouTube, remaking hit songs like Bad Romance, etc., but in sign language. Then, he went onto creating his own. With the release of this video, Chase has discussed a little about his sexuality. He starts off by saying:

“Gay? Who me? Not such a big issue to me. I don’t believe music has a gender. It has no sex. The art of music does not differentiate between its gay or straight counterparts. For myself, I identify as gay only because it seems to be the most …easily explained, and also, more readily accepted. But if I were to break it down, I would say this: ‘I truly believe myself to love a person for who they are. Gender unattached. I believe that if the right female came along, I could fall in love (and have, with women in the past). But as it stands right now, I am in love with one who happens to be a male.’ “

He explains further:

Even now, some of you are placing a label on me as you read this. You have pre-determined my identity based on your own experiences.

I dont really understand the categories, subcategories, etc. Even within the gay community, it seems, we are intent on diminishing each other by placing glass barriers around others and writing on them the label that we think suits them. (Naturally, we would be writing the label in hot pink lipstick. Or perhaps a deep red.) Will I one day figure…eh…girls…not so much? Possibly. Probably. Maybe not. We are all a work in progress. Life is about figuring it out. I would even venture to say…without the centuries of heterosexual influence in our media and mainstream culture…what would anyone truly be? I dont know.

As for music, I speak for myself when I say, who cares? If you like the song, buy it, support me. If you don’t like the song because I am gay and have some gay imagery in the video, I wouldn’t need that sort of fan anyhow. I don’t believe my generation particularly cares about which singer is gay or not. I think we have been TAUGHT that we SHOULD care for some obscure reason…but in reality…not so much. I’m proud to be part of a generation that sees music for all of its wonderfulness and supports its gay, bi, straight or other type performers for who they are: Entertainers.

I am here to perform. I am here to entertain.

Thank you for allowing me such an opportunity to do so. You are amazing fans, and I could not ask for a more loving and loyal group. Thank you for believing in me and allowing my dream to come to fruition.

Check out his videos below:

Chase – Hard Candy (Part 1)

Chase – Hard Candy (Part 2: Sign Language Version)

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