Brandy Talks About Gay Fans

Singer, actress and performer Brandy is celebrating her first decade of hit-making with the release of "The Best of Brandy," an 18-track retrospective drawn from the L.A. resident's four best-selling albums for Atlantic Records. The package includes 16 Top 20 Pop and R&B charted singles, a remix of the 1994 R&B chart-topper"“I Wanna Be Down" (featuring Queen Latifah, YoYo and MC Lyte) and a cover of the Phil Collins classic "Another Day In Paradise." In addition to five #1 R&B and two #1 Pop hits. The record also includes a duet with Kanye West, the 1998 #1 crossover duet with Monica ("The Boy Is Mine").

In a special Q&A press statement, Brandy specifically addresses gays fans. Read on...

Now, let’s talk about your fans, specifically your gay fan base. Does it seem to you that you have a lot of gay fans?
Brandy: Yes, it does. It's funny, recently I was in a parking lot, and one of my gay fans came to the car and knocked on the window. He said, "Oh my God, Brandy, you’re so beautiful, I want to be straight!" It was the funniest thing. I knew that he was just playing with me, but that was his way of saying I was beautiful to him, and I was really flattered by that.

A lot of gay men seem to like glamorous, larger-than-life singers. Do you have an idea why?
Brandy: I do get that sense, I don’t know why that is. I mean, I like glamorous divas too!

Do you have an opinion about gay marriage?
Brandy: I just think that love is free, that's what I think. I feel like if people want to be committed to each other, I don't think there should be any problem with that. I don't judge people on what they do. I just know that love is free, and anybody can feel it, whether it be with someone of the same sex or the opposite sex.

I imagine, that being in show business since you were young, you have been around gay people for a long time. Do you have a lot of gay friends?
Brandy: I do. And I love them—it's no different. I don't even like to categorize anybody, saying they’re this way or that. If I have a great chemistry with someone, that’s what's important.

Do you have definition of moral values that you live by?
Brandy: Well, of course, there are a lot of things I wouldn't do and a lot of things I would do, but what I wouldn't do is what I wouldn't do—I don't want to put that on anybody else. That's just me, but everybody is different. But for the most part, I just try to live in the moment. That's what I’m trying to do now. That’s like the hardest thing, because the mind always wants to think—to live in the past or be in the future. The mind doesn't want to stay in the moment, but I’m practicing that right now.

How would you react if your daughter or a future child told you they were gay?
Brandy: I don't know because that hasn't happened yet. But my reaction wouldn't be judgmental, I know that. I would just be there for them with whatever they need from me, whenever they need it.

You’ve done a lot of acting in your career. Would you ever play a lesbian in a movie or television show?
Brandy: There was this documentary called "The Execution of Wanda Jean," and I just thought her story was so great. She was a murderer who changed her life in jail. And she was a lesbian, and she had murdered her lover. And I was so touched by her story, I thought, I would want to play her in a movie, if that ever happens. I really feel like I could give so much to that role if they ever made of movie of her story.

In closing, anything you want to say to your gay fans?
Brandy: I really appreciate their support. I appreciate the support of all my fans. I just hope they can continue to stay with me and continue to support me in everything I do