In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lil Nas X says he is no longer scared of alienating his straight fans. As previously reported, the entertainer's video for his single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” caused a lot of controversy. He said, “At first I was really afraid of alienating any of my straight fans. But then it was kind of like, if they feel offended, they were never really here for me. They were here for whatever version of myself they made up in their head.”
He also spoke about never being afraid to clap back, saying, “I almost never want to start shooting at somebody who didn’t bring it to my doorstep, you know. But I kind of live for when somebody tries to get me and I’m ready to throw it back at them tenfold. Do I feel bad about it sometimes? Every now and then, but I feel less bad knowing that I didn’t start it. I try to never throw stones, but if somebody throws one at me, I’m throwing an entire house.”
