A chat with Ari Gold
For our series of interviews we had the chance this week to meet Ari Gold, the rising pop star who has been influenced a lot by our Queen of Pop:
MadonnaTribe: You described the song “Fan-tastic” on your latest album as “an ode to gay divas and Madonna in particular”. Can you tell us more about that particular song, that starts with the same lyrics of “Lucky Star”, and what it represents to you?
Ari Gold: Well, I wanted to write a song to express how important someone like Madonna has been to someone like me.
I mean, I’d probably still be lost in Yeshiva somewhere if Madonna hadn’t shown me that it was OK to be gay and to love who I love. And she inspired me to not be afraid and do what it is that I love no matter what. Gay men have a very deep relationship to our divas and its not something we need to take lightly!
It’s a very real part of our development. So I kind of feel as though I’ve incorporated her into my being and now her image is like a guardian angel to me. That’s why the song starts with “You must be my lucky star.” I know it’s something a lot of people can relate to.
Full interview with Ari Gold, coming up this weekend on MadonnaTribe
Thanks to our team members DJVersus and Liz