Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 311 – April 12, 2017
Featuring content from the hottest gay and gay-friendly spots in New York, each (free!) issue of Get Out! highlights the bars, nightclubs, restaurants, spas and other businesses throughout NYC’s metropolitan area that the city’s gay population is interested in.
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Diana Ross<br />
Now New York is fortunate to<br />
have her back in the city for<br />
five special nights of magical<br />
splendor at New York City Center<br />
for an astounding and eloquent<br />
journey of “Endless Memories.”<br />
Needless to say, one of the high<br />
points of my career happened<br />
when I was honored to be able<br />
to interview Ross about her<br />
upcoming performance.<br />
It was quite refreshing when<br />
sharing questions and answers<br />
with her, because she didn’t go<br />
on about herself. I feel it showed<br />
great confidence in the fact that<br />
she really knew who she was and<br />
didn’t have to prove anything<br />
different.<br />
The very thought of your upcoming<br />
appearance at the New York Center is<br />
turning all of New York “Upside Down.”<br />
Can you give us a tiny hint of what your<br />
fans can expect?<br />
Pure, authentic Diana Ross.<br />
You’re an iconic singer coming to an iconic<br />
city. After your famous concert in Central<br />
Park, is there any special connection that<br />
you have to New York?<br />
I love New York! Remember the song<br />
“New York State of Mind?” New York<br />
is an energy. It’s a classy sophistication.<br />
It’s alive 24/7. It’s magical. I think it’s<br />
true that this city never sleeps. You can<br />
be out at 4 a.m. in the morning, and<br />
the streets are filled with people going<br />
somewhere and doing things. Fantastic!<br />
I do love the diversity and the different<br />
cultures of New York. I love all the museums.<br />
The great restaurants, so many<br />
variations. I really love going to the<br />
theater. Going shopping. I love Rizzoli’s<br />
bookstore. I love the art world. And, of<br />
course, I love the fashion world! I really<br />
love that you can be a celebrity and<br />
walk down the streets of New York, and<br />
you’re just one of the millions of people<br />
moving through the energy.<br />
How would someone in the New York audience<br />
get your “special attention”?<br />
Let your hair down! And have fun.<br />
Don’t be shy. Dance if you feel like it.<br />
I see you, you see me!<br />
How is it that at a time when today’s pop<br />
crop can’t stay relevant for 50 minutes,<br />
you have managed to remain relevant<br />
for 50 years? What is your secret to<br />
long-term success?<br />
What secret? I don’t know.<br />
Your questions make me laugh.
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