Lil Nas X On How Carrying Skirts on Tour Helped Set His ‘Youthful Self Free’

In an interview with PEOPLE for its newest concern, the singer opened up about his type, and shared how sporting skirts on tour made him really feel like he was setting his “youthful self free.”

“Fashion is a type of self-expression,” mentioned Lil Nas X, whose actual title is Montero Lamar Hill, mentioned. “It is a solution to present individuals who you’re, or not less than the way you need them to understand you. I really feel prefer to get additional in life, you need to shed skins and do issues that you simply usually would not.”

The Grammy-winning artist — who stars in Coach’s newest marketing campaign video — added that he was initially “actually nervous” to carry out in a skirt at a live performance in his hometown.

“I used to be actually nervous about going out on stage in entrance of my household and all people in my cute, little Coach skirt,” Lil Nas X recalled. “However as quickly as I walked out, I felt like I used to be setting my youthful self free.”

“Afterwards, my household — a whole lot of whom used to consider in every part reverse to what’s up on that stage — instructed me they have been actually proud,” he added. “I really feel like I am altering some minds.”

The “Trade Child” singer went on to mirror on his journey within the limelight, sharing that his character is “the identical” because it was earlier than he was well-known, however he is in the end modified — for the higher — in a number of methods.

“I used to be at all times the goofy class clown,” he mentioned, noting that he is now a “lot extra formidable and unafraid to go after my goals.”

“I am much less afraid to step out of my consolation zone,” he added. “Lil Nas X helps Montero change into extra himself. Music has made me far more assured.”

Final month, the rapper — who got here out as homosexual in 2019 — confirmed off his hilarious humorousness when he revealed on Twitter how he reacted after anti-LGBTQ protesters picketed outdoors his live performance in Boston: he despatched them pizza. Lil Nas X later mentioned the group “did not need” the pizza, however shared that “one of many homophobic protestors” caught his eye.

“I despatched them pizza!” he recalled to PEOPLE. “One of many protestors was really actually cute, and I referred to as him out on Twitter, however I have not heard from him. He is both laughing or having a very arduous time within the group chat proper now!”