Say what you want about Dominic Harrison, but you have to admit the guy’s not had an easy ride. Performing as Yungblud, he created an alias designed to provoke Gen-Xers with outspoken lyrics on politics, social commentary and LGBTQ+ rights. Sure, the music might not have been to everyone’s taste, but the online backlash he received was extreme.

When I met Yungblud last year , he explained how it had affected him: ‘People think I’m lying all the time, or they just hate me,’ he said. ‘Being hated is so exhausting when all you want to do is spread love.’ At the time, it felt like a shift was happening. The usually bratty, outspoken Doncaster native had mellowed, as if he were ready to start a new chapter. In that same interview, he revealed he was working on a rock opera, describing it as

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