Olly Alexander

Olly Alexander

15-Jul-1990


United Kingdom


Musician

Oliver Alexander Thornton is a British musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and LGBTQ advocate. He is the lead singer of the synth-pop trio Years & Years.

QUOTES BY Olly Alexander


I think the reason I've been so committed to advocacy is because I see so many people in pain.

My lyrics are about same-sex relationships, because that's who I am. It was important to me that I felt comfortable expressing myself.

I feel sorry for straight people.

I love TLC and Aaliyah and all those early-millennial R&B singers.

I think everyone knows what it is like being in love. It's never a smooth thing. Whether you are happily together or not.

I like how it presented this contradiction because traditionally gay people have been shut out from the church, so 'Sanctify' was claiming a bit of that back and saying, 'My sexuality is holy.'

I was never diagnosed with an eating disorder but I definitely had a difficult relationship with food.

Let's let our men be happy, be sad, be trans, be questioning, be bisexual, be non-conforming, be feminine, be masculine!

I'm a real left-winger. I fancy Jeremy Corbyn!

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