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        WATCH: Olly Alexander Thinks Pop Music Is Going 'Back to the Closet'
      "I feel like there's a level of 'gay-ness' that people will accept," the Years & Years lead singer told Gay Times magazine about the current state of self-expression in pop music.
 
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WATCH: Olly Alexander Thinks Pop Music Is Going 'Back to the Closet'

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WATCH: Olly Alexander Thinks Pop Music Is Going 'Back to the Closet'

"I feel like there's a level of 'gay-ness' that people will accept," the Years & Years lead singer told Gay Times magazine about the current state of self-expression in pop music.

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