MARK LIEBERMANN

The winsome, young Jeremy Lublin was kind enough to field our inaugural round of “5 Stupid Gay Questions For…”—which is soon to become a regular (and surely much-loved, highly anticipated) feature of The Feed. Jeremy’s the lead singer of We Are the Fury, a Toledo, OH–bred indie-rock quintet that we totally wanted to hate—you know, cuz they’re really young, totally cute, annoyingly witty and they wear lots of makeup—but, as it turns out, they’re really, really good. And Jeremy came through with flying gay colors—he even throws in a blowjob reference. Well done!

What’s the last thing you’d want someone to say about your music?
That it’s okay. I would rather people love it to death or hate it. Luckily, it seems that most of the people who’ve heard us love us or hate us. I just don’t want anyone on the fence. I just don’t want to bore people. I would rather incite people one way or another than have someone pass us off.

What’s the best song on the album to have sex to?
“You’re My Halo.” I wrote it while getting head, literally. True, it’s a bit softer, but I think that’s okay sometimes.

What are your gayest musical influences? Your straightest?
Gayest would have to be Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals. I grew up with a lot of that. Also, I think a lot of ’70s and ’80s pop like Elton John and Billy Joel. I think people would expect me to say Bowie, Marc Bolan, Queen and maybe The Rocky Horror Picture Show. To be honest, I think Freddie Mercury and Dr. Frank-N-Furter would be some of my straightest influences. Bowie might be mostly straight, but Freddie definitely has way more machismo; so does Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Even though he was in total drag, he still managed to be ultra-macho.

Who is your ultimate personal style icon?
My mother.

How far do you take this whole ’70s glam androgyny thing? You look the part, but will it really be complete until you end up in bed with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (à la Jagger and Bowie)?
So, Pete Wentz is akin to Mick Jagger, is he? I don’t know about that, but I will take this as far as it needs to go! Maybe “I fucked Pete Wentz” would look all right on T-shirt.

We Are the Fury’s Venus (One Big Spark/East West) hits stores on May 22nd. Check ’em out at wearethefury.net.

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