Roisin Murphy performs in July 2023 in Milan, Italy.Photo:Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty
The Irish singer — who has previously acknowledged she’s been regarded asa “gay icon”— said she had stepped “out of line” in a statementshe posted to X(formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday.
“I have been thrown into a very public discourse in an arena I’m uncomfortable in and deeply unsuitable for. I cannot apologise enough for being the reason for this eruption of damaging and potentially dangerous social-media fire and brimstone. To witness the ramifications of my actions and the divisions it has caused is heartbreaking,” she explained.
She continued, “I’ve spent my whole life celebrating diversity and different views, but I never patronise or cynically aim my music directly at the pockets of any demographic. The music I make is the core of everything I do and it’s ever-evolving, freewheeling and unpredictable. For those of you that are leaving me, or have already left, I understand, I really do, but please know I have loved every one of you. I have always been so proud of my audience and understood the privilege of performing for you, all through the years."
Murphy offered a more general apology to her fans — of which many are from the LGBTQ+ community — saying they “must have felt a huge shock.”
Róisín Murphy.Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty
Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty
“I will now bow out of this conversation within the public domain. I’m not in the slightest bit interested in turning it into ANY kind of ‘campaign’, because campaigning is not what I do. Though I completely understand that for others activism is their true calling, and is necessary and legitimate in a democracy,” she declared.
source: people.com
