Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 483

BY JIM SILVESTRI
On Point
With:
MEL INCARNATE
Interview >>>
Thotyssey: You’ve been
super busy lately, hosting
and guest starring in shows
while promoting music. Is it
fun to be busy after all that
lockdown boredom?
Mel Incarnate: Oh my God,
hell, yes. I’m super grateful
for being busy right now.
I’m a triple Capricorn, so
that’s kind of my tea. I’m
also in the earlier stages
of transitioning, so that
also comes with its ups and
downs.
So, where are you from
originally and what
were your interests
while growing up in
regards to music, fashion,
performance, etc?
I’m originally from
Birmingham Alabama. So,
a lot of my early influences
with music were Christian
An exciting new recording artist and
live performer emerging from Brooklyn
nightlife, Mel Incarnate is keeping
a brand of excitement and edgy
excellence in the family.
and country
music, as my
parents were
southern
Christians.
Being the
faggot that I
am, I sniffed
out the girliest
pop I could
possibly find
on LimeWire:
Britney Spears,
Kesha, anything
slutty and fun.
Another great
Brooklyn queen, Charlene
Incarnate, is actually your
biological sister. Were
you a support system for
each other when you were
growing up in that religious
household?
Honestly, the environment
we grew up in catered to
nothing but fear. We were
raised in a pressure cooker
of homophobia, so we really
did not get along until we
found ourselves separately.
Did you just recently begin
recording music?
I am a Covid tranny and a
Covid artist. I found myself
in the pandemic, and I found
a way to express myself
through immense isolation.
I began writing around
November 2020, and since
then have written and
recorded seven songs, so it’s
a fairly new moment.
I’m really enjoying your
latest single “About
Fashion,” which is a little
bit about style but largely
about all the beautiful
flaws and traits that make
us unique! How did that
song come to you?
I was on my way to a photo
shoot, and the photographer
asked me, “Who are you
wearing for the shoot?”
And it really pissed me off,
because I hate that tone of
the fashion industry. And I
didn’t have the money to buy
a cute look because I had
just spent money on getting
filler in my face. And I was
so heated from it, I wrote a
full song. I expanded on that
idea and was like, everything
that I’m ashamed of is my
fashion. I was realizing that
I’m just gonna have to own
everything about myself and
be my own cheerleader.
What’s coming up for you?
I have a music video coming
out around Bushwig, I have
a single coming out mid-
September and another
in early October and then
I’m dropping my EP around
Halloween.
What advice could you
give to all the queer kids
out there who are stuck in
homes like where you grew
up?
Listen to that part of yourself
that wants to break free and
wants to get out. Let that
carry you into a new life
whenever that opportunity
comes. You will know.
Read full interview on Thotyssey.com | Follow Mel Incarnate on IG @melincarnate