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title: "5 Black Gay Quotes By MNEK"
description: "5 Black Gay quotes by MNEK. Plus more from MNEK and more Black Gay sayings from other authors."
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> [I didn't always see someone that I could relate to, that would tell me that being Black and gay is okay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-didn-t-always-see-someone-that-i-could-relate-to-that-would-tell-me/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/mnek-7800_always_i-didn-t-always-see-someone-that-i-could_767403.jpg)

> [The perspective that I come from when I sing, when I perform, is of who I am as a black gay man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/the-perspective-that-i-come-from-when-i-sing-when-i-perform-is-of-who/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/mnek-7800_come_the-perspective-that-i-come-from-when-i_901913.jpg)

> [I don't think there's been many chances for people to see a black, gay, pop experience and that's what I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-don-t-think-there-s-been-many-chances-for-people-to-see-a-black-gay/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/mnek-7800_experience_i-don-t-think-there-s-been-many-chances_1274477.jpg)

> [I make pop music. I make music that is pretty commercial. But, at the same time, I'm a minority within a minority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-make-pop-music-i-make-music-that-is-pretty-commercial-but-at-the/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/mnek-7800_gay_i-make-pop-music-i-make-music-that-is-pr_1750944.jpg)

> [Some of white middle America haven't seen a black gay guy in a music video before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/some-of-white-middle-america-haven-t-seen-a-black-gay-guy-in-a-music/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd8/mnek-7800_america_some-of-white-middle-america-haven-t-see_2422139.jpg)

## More by MNEK

> [When I wrote 'Paradise,' it was going to be an interlude - like a segue from the song before. Then I just added more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/when-i-wrote-paradise-it-was-going-to-be-an-interlude-like-a-segue/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I almost get quite scared talking about it. It's happened, obviously. I did meet Madonna and I did work with her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-almost-get-quite-scared-talking-about-it-it-s-happened-obviously-i/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [The way Beyonce works, the song is a jigsaw piece and then she will piece various elements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/the-way-beyonce-works-the-song-is-a-jigsaw-piece-and-then-she-will/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [If I'm writing a song for Karen Harding, I know I can't impose what I want to say onto her. I literally have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/if-i-m-writing-a-song-for-karen-harding-i-know-i-can-t-impose-what-i/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [There's an underlying sense with 'Tongue' that... it's really... it's real. I mean that in the sense that now I'm not afraid to touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/there-s-an-underlying-sense-with-tongue-that-it-s-really-it-s-real-i/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I always knew I wanted to work in music. There was no plan B.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-work-in-music-there-was-no-plan-b/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I'm very thankful that I'm in a position where I'll never be without a session. I'll always have someone who will want to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-m-very-thankful-that-i-m-in-a-position-where-i-ll-never-be-without/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I keep quiet and let the music do the talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-keep-quiet-and-let-the-music-do-the-talking/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I think 'Girlfriend' in particular is definitely one of the songs that is angled towards early 2000s, late '90s, R&B pop and those kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-think-girlfriend-in-particular-is-definitely-one-of-the-songs-that/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [Having the opportunity to work with someone like Beyonce is definitely going to hopefully open a few doors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/having-the-opportunity-to-work-with-someone-like-beyonce-is/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [We have a lot of black British men who are killing it: John Boyega, Stormzy, Anthony Joshua, Tinie Tempah, and Idris Elba, of course.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/we-have-a-lot-of-black-british-men-who-are-killing-it-john-boyega/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I love Usher's 'Confessions.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-love-usher-s-confessions/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I don't feel pressure, I think there's fun to have. And I want to show that being gay and of color doesn't have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-don-t-feel-pressure-i-think-there-s-fun-to-have-and-i-want-to-show/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-was-someone-who-knew-what-they-wanted-to-do-for-so-long-i-was/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

> [I think there's so many amazing LGBTQ artists, ranging from commercial to underground, that are influencing people at large.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/i-think-there-s-so-many-amazing-lgbtq-artists-ranging-from-commercial/)

[MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/)

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