A swedish article AnnMaria translated for us. The end is VERY funny. When DN hits her, she says that many admire her courage. But no, it is not required courage to be Conchita, she says bluntly. - It involves rather a need to do what I love. I can not see how it would be brave to be yourself. But is not just that the biggest challenge in a persons life: to be yourself? - You are absolutely right. Its awfully hard to find oneself and achieve inner peace. But I do not believe that it is about courage. Have you achieved an inner peace? - I? Are you kidding? Im 25 but Im on track. I feel safe. And I know Ill feel even safer when Im 50 I look forward to growing old. Ageing is the most interesting thing we humans can experience. It is comical warm in the hotel where she is receiving. All sweat. All but Conchita. She moves with a lingering grace and have always perfectly controlled smile. While her assistant puffs and pulls her dress. But the most eye-catching with Conchita is still her beard. The beard that makes him look like a child of Katy Perry and Russell Brand, if they had not divorced. Incidentally, the same Russell Brand who also announced that he is a big fan of Conchita Wurst. Where traits artists tend to emphasize femininity creates Conchita Wurst confusion with his beard. On entering her name in the Google search bar will sökförslaget man or woman - man or woman. The cunning game with gender identities creates an uncertainty that makes it unbearable itch in the mind of the collective heteronormativity. The confusion also connects to a long tradition. In the 1800s, bearded ladies were a feature of so-called freak shows that aroused both fascination and coarse laughter. I ask if she was from the outset realized beard charge. - My drag persona grew up and developed in the same way we all do. I tested different names, different hairstyles and I performed with and without a beard. But then in 2010 I discovered that the beard made me comfortable. The beard is so much more than just part of a look. It gets people talking, which is exactly what Im after. I want to get people talking and thinking. Initially conceived story of Conchita Wurst like a fairy tale. She spread dreamily vague information that she was descended from the Colombian mountains. In interviews, she pretended that she did not know who Thomas Neuwirth was. When she abandoned her fictional backstory became upset people. It was easier to accept her as a fiction than as a human being. After the victory in the Eurovision Conchita Wurst has become a subversive symbol. Some have even called her dangerous. At the press conference after DNs interview asks a Russian journalist what she thinks about the countrys anti-LGBT laws - she idiot explain them thoroughly. - There is overwhelming that today I considered a political symbol rather than an artist. That so many people are listening to what Im saying right now is a great opportunity. But in the end Im just a drag queen singing. Tell us about your relationship to move. - I do not want to be a woman, but I love to celebrate these lovely creatures. Drag is a way to express themselves to me. I have a feminine side. I also have a masculine side. It hides me in and of itself carefully because Im pretty useless at traditional male stuff. But I love being a lazy and drällig dude when I get home in the evening. What relationship, Thomas Neuwirth to Conchita? - Conchita pay the bills. I could never feel so relaxed on stage as Tom. And I know based on experience. I had some kind of career in Austria and I felt uncomfortable the whole time when I appeared as myself. She says she is concerned about their privacy. She sounds never photographed without makeup, thus acting as a he. Thomas Neuwirth is retracted. While she notes that most admirers approaching Tom with a camera knows his unwillingness to tremble in the air and respects it. - But Conchita loves to be photographed. I will be disappointed if I do not get photographed. Have you devised a method for dealing with hate? - No. I just ignore people who are filled with hatred. I let it be their problem. It sounds inspiring. - I guess it would be inspiring if it were a part of any elegant approach. But thats not the case. I have no need to be loved by the world. I have people around me who love me. I want to be respected. The interview is over. We shake hands. Her handshake is so powerful that the cracks in my hand. It is a forest worker handshake. Something I also say, without thinking about. She looks deep into my eyes and cuts with the endless fake eyelashes. - Oh Andrew, you have well understood that I really am a boy? UnlikeUnlike ·
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