Tonight JD Samson is in London town to play The Glory as part of Yo Sissy! So what better time to show you some of the images from our exclusive shoot with JD in the new issue of Loverboy #3. In the words of Kylie, you can buy your copy ‘right here, right now.’

Creative Director: John Brock
Photographer: Edwin Pabon

What do you make of the way gender fluidity is such a hot topic at the moment?
I feel really lucky to be in this lifetime, to be able to see trans people on TV, in movies, making movies, making TV, writing books, being respected. I’m a person who likes visibility. I remember when The L Word came out and people were saying, ‘But they’re generalising lesbians.’ I was like, ‘I don’t care. Lesbians are on TV!’

You had a very public relationship with Sia. I think you can really hear your sound in her album We Are Born. What do you think?
I know that my influence of what I was listening to at that time and what I was making was there. I always thought she should have been making more dancey music. I’m a very honest person so I probably told her what I felt she should do. I think she took my advice to some extent. I love that record. I was listening to it the other day. I feel like it should get a lot more attention than it has. When I listen to it I definitely hear both our personalities in it.

OK, I can’t hold it in any longer. We need to talk about one of my favourite albums EVER. Bionic.
Really? You might be the only one! I didn’t think people liked that record much.

Have you not seen #JusticeForBionic?!
Oh yeah. Well I think it was weird because Lady Gaga’s album came out around the same time. People were really into her and dissing Christina.

To be fair Christina did diss Lady Gaga.
Yeah, yeah.

Why do you think Bionic stalled?
I don’t know. It was a long album which is hard sometimes. I also think it was a really cool concept to make tracks with all the people she liked and admired, but it wasn’t that cohesive as a record. There were so many different sounds, aesthetics and stories. She works her fucking ass off. I consider her to be a true feminist.

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