The band opened up about queer rep, nudity and masc identity in a new interview
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGES BY IMOGENE BARRON FOR PLAYBOY
MUNA opens up about queerness, masc representation and nudity in a new candid conversation with Playboy.
Following the release of their album Dancing On The Wall – the band’s first release in four years – the iconic pop trio have been reminding sapphics everywhere why they’re queer royalty. Speaking about their preparation for their upcoming Gets So Hot tour, Kate Gavin said: “Naomi and Jo are bodybuilding. I’m booty-building, If I’m shaking ass onstage, I want it to be a powerful ass shaking.”
MUNA are known for their unapologetic stage presence while on tour, including a whole lot of nudity, great vocals and hot queer energy. Speaking about her comfort level with nudity, Katie said: “I’ve come to a place of neutrality around being naked, I think that’s also part of being in a band and being a performer. You’re naked a lot of the time in front of people, and you’re changing backstage or whatever.”
The band has also been serving up queer representation for fans across the LGBTQIA+ community. In particular, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson have provided masc and non-binary representation in an industry where there is very little. “There is a real conversation to be had about Naomi and I being more realized versions of different kinds of masc-presenting people, whether the public eye wants to absorb that or not,” Josette told Playboy. “We have to be ourselves no matter what, and the band has allowed us to really figure out who we are.”
Josette continued: “They saw themselves represented by Naomi being free, topless and without tits, being who they are, [Our fans] see someone like that, and they see themselves.”
At the end of the day, while MUNA is definitely beloved for their on-stage antics and effortlessly cool style, it’s clear that it’s the music that has kept fans loyal since the band’s first EP in 2014. Speaking about this journey, Katie added: “Ultimately, what we’re doing as a project, and the art we’re making is way more interesting than how we fucking look.”
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