Diana Ross Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards New York Pop song singer Gay Diana Ross Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards New York

Nile Rodgers says Diana Ross “didn’t understand that ‘I’m Coming Out’ was a gay thing”

Reading now: 321
www.nme.com

The Chic legend co-produced the singer's iconic 1980 hit Nile Rodgers has said that Diana Ross “didn’t understand” that her 1980 hit ‘I’m Coming Out’ “was a gay thing.” Speaking in a new interview, the legendary producer discussed his collaborations with Ross and fellow Chic co-founder Bernard Edwards. “That was our very first time ever producing a star,” Rodgers told The New York Post. “Not only was it a star, it was, like, the star.” Rodgers said he was inspired to write ‘I’m Coming Out’ after seeing a group of “Diana Ross impersonators” in the bathroom at GG’s Barnum Room, a predominantly transgender club in midtown Manhattan. “All of a sudden a lightbulb goes off in my head,” he explained. “I had to go outside and call Bernard from a

Read more on nme.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA