SHEAR TALENT

WE HAD A MARVELOUS KIKI WITH QUEER CULTURAL ICON AND SCISSOR SISTERS FRONT MAN JAKE SHEARS, WHO’S NOW TAKING OVER BROADWAY AND BEYOND.

by DESIRÉE GUERRERO

Jason Sellards was born in Arizona in October of 1978, then relocated to the Seattle area while still a youngster. These days, you’re more likely to know this person as Jake Shears, former lead singer of the award-winning pop band Scissor Sisters who has parlayed his bevy of skills, charm, and talent into a thriving solo career as a recording artist and musical theater darling. Shears says his love of performance came early in life and he naturally gravitated toward all things queer and fabulous — like David Bowie in Labyrinth, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. From Seattle, Shears ventured to New York City, where he studied fiction writing and made ends meet by working as a gay club go-go dancer, music writer at Paper…

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