Rockero, inglés, negro y gay

Es refrescante ver como el rock se está renovando con fenómenos como Franz Ferdinand. Pero otra de esta sorpresas es Bloc Party, y en especial su vocalista Kele Okereke. Y algo más, no es solo sea cara de un gran grupo de rock británico, sino que es una cara muy singular ya que aparte de negro es gay, como acaba de revelar al diario londinense The Guardian. Dice el diario:

"During the many interviews Bloc Party conducted during 2005, as their debut album Silent Alarm went from critical rave to million-selling commercial hit, from Mercury nominee to NME's Album of the Year, the subject of whether Okereke is or isn't gay was the pink elephant in the room. In a musical form that is usually beerily, boorishly white, male and heterosexual, Okereke was a refreshingly different kind of indie icon. The possibility that he was not just unusual but unique - a black, gay role model for indie kids - meant that for many fans the focus seemed necessary rather than just prurient. Nonetheless, just as he hated being reduced to 'black guy in indie band', he refused to be drawn either way on his sexuality."

Y es que la revelación se hizo necesaria ya que en el nuevo disco del grupo hay varias canciones que hablan del amor dentre chicos, pero él afirma que es hora de salir del clóset por otra razón: dar esperanza a los más jóvenes.

"I guess that's the only reason [to speak out], isn't it? To speak to young people in their impressionable formative years - and say something that could help them make sense of their lives. Lessen the sense of alienation and isolation that they might have. I think that's something that definitely ... I'd be proud of. That we could say that there are alternative ways of behaving, of living one's life."