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Story by Michael Cuby / Interview by Gottmik / Photography & direction by Brett Loudermilk / Creative & art direction by Zain Curtis / Styling by Catherine Hahn / Hair and makeup by Hatti Reeshas always been known for his masks. Back in 2018, when the South African-born, Canada-raised country singer first popped onto our radars with the sultry, aching croon of his debut single “,” the facial accessories were an immediate calling card.
Besides, the artist has been in a space of transformation for a while now. Just last summer, Peck found himself in a dark spell, becoming disillusioned with music and, eventually,to address issues with his “mental and physical health.
I’ve evolved for every album, actually. This is the biggest change, so I think people think it’s the first time that it’s changed. But if people look, it’s actually changed about two or three times already. And I’m sort of revealing a little more and more each time.
PAPER: On that note, Orville, have you felt any shifts in the acceptance of queer people in the country scene? Does it feel different now than it did when you were coming up?I’ve felt a lot of shifts, actually. We started at a pretty low bar. It was basically just me, and, you know, a few people that didn’t ever get their flowers from the past. But I was the first openly gay country artist to get signed to a major label, and I definitely felt it, for many years.
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