Shortlink to this content: http://bit.ly/1qAZd9I

Saturday, May 21, 2016 12:00pm ET by  
Comments (0)

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tegan and Sara: 'When men talk about sex or feelings they're geniuses'

'Closer' hitmakers Tegan and Sara have revealed that it's so stupid to think that when men discuss "sex or feelings" they're regarded as geniuses, but when women do the same they're looked at as being hyper-sexual. 

Speaking to Billboard magazine, Sara confessed that there's still such a big difference between women singing about their emotions and men doing the same, which is ridiculous and an unfair double standard:

"To talk about being gay still feels very sexual to people. They don’t think of me and my girlfriend watching the Vanderpump Rules show with a bottle of wine. I’m interested in why, when women talk about sex and their feelings, it’s embarrassing. When men talk about sex or feelings, they’re Drake or Kanye and they’re geniuses. They never get tired of writing think pieces about them. Why is my sexuality so less interesting and mysterious and cool?"

Tegan added: "There's a huge chunk of our career where the response to our music was "It's a page out of their diary. It's chick music. It's so 'femotional.' " It annoyed us, so we tried to separate ourselves from that. But there was a moment when I thought, "Why is it so bad to talk about your emotions? Guys do it all the time. Why are we 'chick music'? "Love You to Death was a return to being clear, but ­emotional -- not masking anything we wanted to say."

Check out Tegan and Sara's full tour schedule below:

  • 05-02 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Theatre
  • 05-03 Lost Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
  • 05-09 New York, New York - Le Poisson Rouge
  • 06-22 London, England - KOKO
  • 07-24 Melbourne, Australia - Splendour in the Grass Festival
  • 07-25 Sydney, Australia - 170 Russell
  • 07-26 Hong Kong, China - Metro Theatre
  • 07-28 Singapore, China - Rotunda 3 KITEC
  • 07-29 Taipei, Taiwan - The Star Theatre
  • 07-31 Super Slippa Festival
  • 09-09 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
  • 09-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Centennial Concert Hall
  • 09-12 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
  • 09-13 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
  • 09-15 Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre
  • 09-16 Houston, TX -Warehouse Live Ballroom
  • 09-17 Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater
  • 09-19 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
  • 09-21 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
  • 09-22 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
  • 09-25 San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
  • 09-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
  • 09-30 Lost Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
  • 10-01 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
  • 10-03 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
  • 10-04 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
  • 10-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  • 10-07 Calgary, Alberta - BMO Centre
  • 10-08 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Center
  • 10-20 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
  • 10-21 Chicago, IL - Riviera Tehater
  • 10-22 Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
  • 10-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
  • 10-25 Columbus, OH - Express Live! Indoor Pavilion
  • 10-26 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
  • 10-28 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
  • 10-29 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
  • 10-30 Quebec City, Quebec - Theatre Capitole
  • 10-31 Boston, MA - House of Blues
  • 11-03 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
  • 11-04 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
  • 11-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor
  • 11-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
  • 11-09 Richmond, VA - The National
  • 11-10 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
  • 11-11 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
  • 11-12 New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater
  • 11-14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre
  • 11-15 Tampa, FL - The RITZ Ybor
  • 11-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution

Follow us: @Pressparty on Twitter Pressparty on Facebook.

Listen to Tegan and Sara's 'Boyfriend' here:

 

  Shortlink to this content: http://bit.ly/1qAZd9I