While Peck hides behind a mask when he is in public, one thing he has never felt the need to hide is his sexuality.
Peck is openly gay and has been ever since the start of his career. Read on to learn more about Orville Peck!
Who Is Orville Peck?
Orville Peck is a country musician who is based in Canada. He was born in South Africa.
He has never shown his face publicly and he covers it using a fringed mask.
Orville Peck was born in South Africa but moved to Toronto when he was 15. Orville is a theater boy and he was trained as a ballet dancer.
He performed in a play in the West End in London after this, but he never wanted to continue down the path of acting.
He wanted to fulfill his passion for country music. He found the courage to leave all the other sides of his career behind and start doing what he enjoys the most.
Is Peck Gay?
Peck is an openly gay man. He has never felt that he had to hide this behind a mask.
In an interview during his tour, he discusses how he has been out since he was a little boy.
He talks about his journey with his sexuality in this interview, stating how lucky he was to have been brought up in a family where he was loved for who he was.
Orville Peck’s Career
Orville released a debut album called Pony back in 2019. He has since released an EP named Show Pony.
Orville released his second album in 2022. Bronco was released in April 2022.
Why Does Peck Wear A Mask?
Peck has a collection of about 60 masks. They range from brightly colored, bedazzled to black and leather masks. He has always tried to mask his identity.
He has been wearing masks long before the COVID days, and has never once taken the mask off in his private life.
This hasn’t stopped people from trying to find out his identity.
They do this by looking at the start of his career which was in punk rock, and his abundance of tattoos of which he has more than 30.
Peck doesn’t put much value into this. He believes that if you want to get to know him, you should just listen to his music.
What Does Peck Write About?
Peck has a fantastically soulful voice which has been compared to Elvis Presley in the past.
He is a country singer, so he writes about what country singers write about most: heartache.
Peck is providing a lot of visibility for the LGBTQ+ community as he openly writes about things that not many artists have previously written about.
Peck has stated that most of his newest album Bronco was written about a relationship that came to an end just before the pandemic.
He was struggling with this breakup and feeling very depressed, so he channeled these feelings into work.
He went to the studio every day for 6 hours to work on his new music.
Peck’s LGBTQ Community
Not only are Peck’s lyrics about LGBTQ relationships, his videos are all celebrations of the LGBTQ community.
They all celebrate pride and raise visibility for the community. His videos have even featured stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Peck and Trixie Mattel, a country queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, worked together last year.
They recorded a cover of the song Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
The pair both grew up with country music and they want to be a part of this culture.
They are taking part in this music because they love it and they are passionate about it, which is very obvious when you see them at work.
Why Country Music?
Orville Peck grew up with country music. His country roots are traced back to his grandfather who was a sheriff in South Africa.
Peck is very fond of his family and he has described his father as a sensitive and open man who taught him about kindness.
Because of this admiration for his father and grandfather, he has always had an interest in cowboys, seeing them as strong on the outside but sensitive and heartbroken on the inside.
Peck took these sensitivities as making these men outsiders, but as a strength rather than a weakness.
Who Is Orville Peck’s Current Partner?
It is rumored that Orville Peck is dating Diplo, a very famous and successful producer. This is based on rumors and is not confirmed.
This is believed to be the case because Diplo was Peck’s date to the Grammys.
Peck writes about his heartbreak and the ways in which he has been mistreated by men in the past.
What Is It Like For Peck As A Gay Man In Country Music?
Orville says that the country music scene has not been as difficult as lots of people would think.
He says that although he has been met with a certain level of aggression, reluctance and skepticism, he has been accepted overall as a gay man.
He has played shows such as Coachella, as well as festivals which are only for country singers.
Lots more queer people are being taken seriosuly in the music industry as a whole as well as the country music industry.
This is great in terms of representation for the LGBTQ community as it is not just straight white men that are making the music in this scene.
Final Thoughts
Orville Peck is a gay man who makes country music. He hides behind masks in his public life, however, he has never hidden his sexuality.
It is great that a gay man has been able to be successful in the country music industry, an industry that is notoriously judgemental when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.
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