It was very demanding on my mental health, as it was for so many people. So I think that was a surprise to me that I realized, oh, actually I do love going out to the club probably a little bit more than I thought. You recently clapped back at a homophobe who commented on an Instagram pic of you and your boyfriend, Ben. I think hate is hate, no matter how you cut it.
And discrimination is discrimination, no matter how you cut it. And I mean, my god, can you imagine being homophobic in ? What a sad life. It lacks so much color. How do you reflect on your big breakout moment? I had never even flown on a plane before — my first plane ride was flying from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles to be on the show. Being an artist in this industry is tough.
But when I look back at that kid, I just wish he could see me now. More black, less stripes. And everything in between. Do you have a rulebook for navigating your relationship in public? So I think about that sometimes. But I like to stay as private as possible. How excited are you to hit the road after being sequestered for the last year?
But I also want to let anybody know coming to my show that we are still operating in a safe manner. I got my two doses. I have not, and I think that will be a tearful afternoon where it will just feel like a lot of joy. Why was it important for you to launch this tour there? I was born and raised here, as a gay person, as a person in the queer community.
And Oklahoma City for, really, the first time in its history is not only having a Pride, but having this big moment. What I want to show to the people that are going to be at that show is to commend the progress this place has made and that this city has made.
Also, to return back to playing live in my hometown for Pride is gonna cover a whole range of emotions. What was it like for you growing up in Oklahoma City when the city was less progressive?
It was difficult. It was hard. And so as an artist, what I think my role is, is to create a space at my concert where I know anyone who feels like an outsider can come and finally fit in and really express themself and be true to themselves. But I have to remind myself that I am for a lot of my fans.
It makes me feel very fulfilled when I hear that. Yeah, all of it. And this body of work had many iterations. I felt such a lack of purpose. And so, I kept on writing through it and, to be honest with you, a lot of the music laughs was really bad for a second. You have to let yourself be bad sometimes laughs and just kind of accept it.
Once I let go of this pressure, the record really came about. There are a lot of bad Greyson Chance songs out there, and thank goodness that there are a lot of them that are unreleased. There are also a lot of them that are on Spotify and Apple Music, and I have to live with that. I will never listen to that song. The only good thing about that song was Ariana Grande being in the music video and she was absolutely stunning and I love her so much.
And after that, there was the championship game. The Blue Devils needed some energy with Okafor and Winslow in foul trouble and Wisconsin looking to take control of the game. And that energy came from a freshman guard who only averaged 4. As if having a great performance in the title game wasn't enough, Grayson followed it up with a strong sophomore season in which he established himself as one of the most lethal scorers in college hoops.
And on Feb. Was there any chance the refs would have called him for a travel on that play while wearing that uniform and playing in that stadium?
Laettner and Bobby Hurley lost the most lopsided championship game in history before winning back-to-back titles. Redick lost in the Sweet 16 three times, and his one trip to the Final Four featured a heartbreaking defeat to Connecticut in which the Blue Devils blew an eight-point lead with three minutes and 15 seconds to play in the game. Allen is no different. A year after winning a national title, Allen and Duke got sent home in the Sweet 16 by Oregon in a loss.
Allen had 15 on 4-for shooting. Allen had a team-high 20 points off the bench. It's times like this, when Duke falls short, that it becomes even easier to hate the team's top players.
Now, some of you might be thinking "none of these are actually good reasons to hate a college player. These are just reasons to hate a guy who plays for Duke and helped make sure all three Plumlee brothers left Durham with a ring. The reason Grayson Allen is climbing toward the top of the list of Duke Villains and the sports world has deemed it acceptable for anybody to hate him is because he has a weird knack of putting his foot in the wrong place at the right time. Look at Young Ted Cruz Face just losing his mind on the bench and tell me that you don't want to hate him at least a little bit.
Unless you went to Duke or are a member of the Allen family, there's ample reason to root against the guy. And with a talented group of freshman and Coach K at the helm, Allen has a strong chance to end his college career with another national title. The top two picks of the draft displayed their unique skillsets in their first meeting as pros.
As star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. Baseball's most prominent agent said the Braves winning the World Series was a direct result of tanking. The NCAA star signed a name, image and likeness partnership with StockX, a global e-commerce platform for sneakers and apparel. Burns said Wednesday that he hasn't received an apology from Jones after the Patriots quarterback's controversial play in Sunday's game. The NFL insider acknowledged that he did not reach out to both sides of the alleged abuse case.
Dawn Staley sent every Black female Division I women's basketball coach a piece of inspiration. Home College College Basketball. Grayson Allen is well on his way toward becoming the next in a long line of elite Duke Villains.
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