Acclaimed rock sensation Yungblud admitted that he had considered a career in politics. The artist, who is set to release new album ‘Idols’ this June, has always been very vocal about his political stance, sharing his opinions with his inclusive community of fans.
In a recent interview on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the Doncaster rock star said about a potential political career: “I have actually thought about that, I know it’s crazy. I feel like you start something as a musician and then you kind of connect with people on the daily, like I always make an effort to see people outside the gigs and see people walk around the festival. This whole community was built on human connection, about how people live and what people struggle with. I thought maybe one day, I think I could do something that would be, I could provide some good somewhere. I think that has actually crossed my mind – Yungblud the politician.”
Yungblud then went on to discuss modren-day notions of masculinity, explaining how this is something he explores in his upcoming album. “With this album, I said at the start of it, I really want to embrace my masculinity, which is a crazy thing to say in 2025. What went into this new album was, like, there is a different type of masculinity. There is a beautiful, pure, loving, caring, but also … I like to box, I like to sing, but I also like to wear a kilt. There’s a new type of masculinity that can be out there and that can be shown, and, as I say, with this community what I want to give is I want to give love and pure love.”
The rock singer, who has always been very open about his mental health struggles, also talked about how he deals with hate and the impact it has on him. In a talk with The Independent, he opened up saying: “I’ll never forget, someone came to me in a pub in east London and just was like, ‘your music is terrible and I don’t believe you and I hate it. I remember, I was, like, 22 and I was trying to like (think) how do I respond to this? And I kind of was just, like, ‘Oh yeah, cool’. I really shut down. I think about that probably once a week.”
The pop-punk musician, known for songs including ‘Cotton Candy’ and ‘Fleabag’, has had two number one albums in the UK chart with ‘Weird!’ in 2020 and his self-titled album in 2022.
Earlier in the year, he received the Disruptor of the Year award at the Nordoff and Robbins Northern Music Awards, held in Liverpool.
