![]() "You could say the song is our diary, our experience. is both the city of dreams and the city of broken dreams," says Curtis. I love that over the years we've seen some of the biggest names in music come out, and that's forced people to realize their art is what's important, not. "Yes, he's out and he's gay, but he's not out to be a gay artist. "I think it's awesome and I don't ever worry that Simon being out will have a negative effect on Wrathschild," she says. "I won't ever go back to that." Neither Nickelodeon or ABC answered requests for comment about Curtis's side of the story.īeing out is a decision with which his band mate, Wolfy, agrees wholeheartedly. "Having people in my ear telling me I wasn't good enough being myself, that I couldn't be a viable marketing tool for them because of who I am really tainted my earlier experiences in the industry," Curtis says, noting he no longer fears any potential negative side effects being out may have on his career. Curtis followed up with his sophomore album, RA, the following year, which debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The album was generally well-received and would eventually rack up more than 500,000 downloads. He soon began work on his first album, 8Bit Heart, releasing it independently as a free download in 2010 to drum up a sizable fan base. But rather than "play the game," this time he was determined to go his own way. In preparation for the numerous questions the young actors would be asked that night, Curtis says an executive for Nickelodeon was drilling each of the cast members with practice questions, and that's when he momentarily let his guard down.ĭepressed, disappointed, and ashamed, Curtis says he spent several months in a "dark and sad" head space before he pulled himself together and decided he wouldn't let the bigotry he'd encountered in the entertainment industry discourage him from his goals. ![]() So I had a really hard time denying it and I felt ridiculous every time they'd have me do something like record YouTube videos and PSAs where I talked about dating girls."ĭespite his best efforts to keep his true self hidden from those he worked with, Curtis says he was routinely belittled by publicists who told him he acted "really gay." However, an even bigger blow to his self-esteem came the night of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards when he met up with his fellow cast members to walk the event's red carpet and promote the upcoming release of Spectacular. "I was deathly afraid I would be asked about my sexuality in front of someone who shouldn't be hearing about it, because at the time, I was out to my family and close friends. "By the time I was on set shooting that movie I was living in a state of constant fear that somebody would find out," Curtis says. ![]() But while it appeared his Hollywood dreams were beginning to come true, Curtis was terrified that discovery of his being gay would destroy his budding career. Reluctantly, he followed his manager's advice and soon landed the role of Royce Du Lac in Nickelodeon's 2009 musical TV movie Spectacular. ![]() "Especially when you're just getting your first shot in the entertainment industry and you want to succeed so badly. "Hearing something like that can really can really fuck somebody up," he adds. ![]()
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