"I am not worried about any potential loss of income [as a result of people being aware of Gaahl's sexual orientation]," he said. "Some may have a difficult time swallowing it, but it can also attract other people. All in all, I do not think this will make a huge difference."
Rock Hard: When I met you, we talked pretty extensively about an old JUDAS PRIEST live video that had made a strong impression on you. Was Rob Halford coming out a partial factor in your publicly acknowledging your own sexual preference?
Gaahl: "No. Rob Halford is a big musical inspiration for me, but nothing more. It doesn't feel to me as if I've outed myself because up until now the whole thing was a non-issue for me. All this evolved very naturally. I feel how I feel and I've never made any secret about it."
Rock Hard: But there are people that do not accept homosexuality. Isn't it true that you were in fact attacked by someone in the backstage area at Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany]?
Gaahl: "That's something that went down behind my back. Nobody has ever said anything derogatory to my face in person."
Rock Hard: But King (GORGOROTH bassist) witnessed something and told me about it later (Note: there was a vicious brawl backstage at Wacken, which involved King among others. It was reportedly triggered by anti-gay remarks by a certain person who found himself in a hospital shortly thereafter). How are people treating you?
Gaahl: "Absolutely positive. I haven't felt any animosities directed toward me."
Rock Hard: But there are likely people on the right fringe of the black metal scene for whom you as an avowed homosexual have become an enemy.
Gaahl: "Possibly, yes. My idea of art, and black metal especially, is the depiction of honesty without compromise. I really don't care how other people react to it or the feelings it might provoke."
More of the interview here, where Gaahl seems living a really happy moment of his life, for first time in love, and also talking about how this issue would affect to the usually hatefull and angry lyrics or music of Gorgoroth till now.
Well I find stupid and full of cristian moral prejudices that Gorgoroth fans and black metal fans in general dont like anymore that band or dont want to know anymore about that "traitor". I think they are falling in their own believes and prejudices and fears, oddly closer the cristianity they hate than they think.
I'd just take a look what Gorgoroth is: just a very average black metal band, that I didnt use to like ever before, and doing not very good concert shows as far as I've heard about...
Whoever is Gaahl or whatever Gaahl do with his life... is not our problem.
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Satan