I worked for the man in my late 20s. Not only was he a pleasure and great person to work for, but he never once made a "pass" at me, and in fact arranged for my then Girlfriend and I to be "comp'd" at Las Vegas Hilton, being VIPs at his show, to help encourage me with the relationship. He was kind, appreciative, and never acted like he was a celebrity. We all knew he was gay, but it didn't matter. What a great human being. On the day he died, I cried. It was my privilege to have known this man, and I never forgot the magnitude of the moments he generously shared.
@navydad89162 жыл бұрын
Most respectable men gay or straight don’t make passes, what an ignorant comment ,get over yourself !
@navydad89162 жыл бұрын
It’s the same thing as a white person saying”I have black friends” 🤣🤣🤣
@adamcamo77852 жыл бұрын
@@navydad8916 A stupid analogy
@navydad89162 жыл бұрын
@@adamcamo7785 lol he makes it sound like gay men wanted him,and can’t control themselves.
@freddiesoverbite61622 жыл бұрын
@@navydad8916 I got that too. Would have sounded much better if he left the part out of him not making a pass at him.
@johnnydtractive4 жыл бұрын
I love how he handles this. He doesn't say "The accusations aren't true", he says "Back then those accusations could ruin your career, so I had to defend myself".
@tammybrown49013 жыл бұрын
Sad too know you cant be your self. He was a wonderful man
@gerrymcintosh44773 жыл бұрын
Wish people would stop judging others and appreciate them for their talents..Liberace, Sir Elton, Freddie....etc.
@johnnydeano22883 жыл бұрын
@@gerrymcintosh4477 aren’t we pretty much past the time when celebrities & everyone else were judged negatively for most of the things that would have cancelled them 30 years ago? I hope so.
@johnnydtractive3 жыл бұрын
@First Of All He was gay. We've heard from several of his male partners, as well as friends who've confirmed this. We're not judging him for it, we just aren't frightened by the truth.
@carollopes59503 жыл бұрын
@First Of All except that those who were around him and knew him personally confirmed that he was. straight ppl despair to try to pretend gay celebrities didnt exist while trying to paint it as "Oh we cant know bc he, this man that lived and died in the age of prejudice never said the words inational tv so we cannot know." Yes we can, we absolutely can!
@deovolente63262 жыл бұрын
In 1984, my husband and I saw Liberace at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. We were young and had no idea what a fabulous show we were in for. I have never forgotten that night.
@neildusseault84044 ай бұрын
I live in San Antonio & have been to the Majestic theatre many times... I would have loved to have seen Liberace, but those seats are very uncomfortable & need to be replaced but won't be due to "historical" reasons.
@ahill46423 ай бұрын
Lucky! I’m not surprised it was unforgettable.
@alanh72472 ай бұрын
sounds mahvelous dahling.
@DESTRO3502 жыл бұрын
Liberace was a kindhearted person and a phenomenal musician, and that's all that matters.
@Kurt777772 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Unless he was committing horrendous crimes against little boys, like Michael Jackson did. Then, it does matter.
@jj-one20482 жыл бұрын
sorry but as a gay person its very very important ,famous people in bussness, sports ,movies, tv ,music ,they have to say it,because they help to the common people who is gay,and a lot of those famous died and nobody knows what they was, and straights catch them by his own gender,example like james dean and history talk about those like they were straigh ,not fair ,in early 90s i have discussion with straight friends about ricky martin he was 18 i say hes gay,they laugh and use the same words straight people use always ,cause u are gay dont mean everybody is,10 years later i did laughin their faces!
@DESTRO3502 жыл бұрын
@@jj-one2048 How about respecting someone's wishes to not be hassled about their sexuality if they don't want to talk about it? Why is it anyone's business what someone else's sexual orientation is? Would Liberace have been any more kind or talented if he did talk about his sexuality? Everyone knew Luther Vandross was gay, but did anybody care? No, because Luther Vandriss was still the man! Why does it matter if anyone is gay, straight, bi, pan, etc., etc. as long as they treat others with kindness and respect? There's a lot of famous people who might be gay that we don't know about because it's none of our business. All that matters is that they're good-hearted people and masters of their craft.......period.
@billhosko77232 жыл бұрын
@@DESTRO350 Excellent post.
@TakersMissy2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. 😊 ❤
@UCKABAH9 жыл бұрын
While he doesn't admit it in so many words, for a mainstream interview in the 80s this was as close to an admission as anyone could reasonably expect.
@pollard0687 жыл бұрын
I like how the interviewer posed the question "you don't seem like the marrying type" as opposed to what we have today (tmz), would jam a mic in his face and flat out ask "are you gay?"
@roro-mm7cc5 жыл бұрын
Lol no! Look at boy George he was very openly gay in the early 80s
@helenaville59395 жыл бұрын
@@pollard068 I find it strange that you prefer when people danced around the issue of being gay rather than when people feel able to ask the question directly today. Surely open communication is better than being forced to talk in riddles. And by the way I can recall no instance of an interviewer today ever having pushed a mic in a person's face and asked them openly if they are gay. You won't be able to post any examples because it just never happens.
@touraneindanke5 жыл бұрын
Think again PLEASE 🍌
@purrangels95855 жыл бұрын
Yes really why did this old bat lie lol just a sick ole predator
@Greg076232 жыл бұрын
Everyone adored him. No one gave a damn how he lived his private life. He brought joy to the world, and still does.
@MJ-qb5ph2 жыл бұрын
Totally. He was also very very funny
@davidhowell14152 жыл бұрын
What does he still bring to the world? Overpriced vanity objects?
@Zebra_32 жыл бұрын
Adam West's fave villain on the _Batman_ TV series.
@DiabloOutdoors2 жыл бұрын
very true
@michaelmonaghan80262 жыл бұрын
I give him credit for murdering many a good tune
@Commander762 жыл бұрын
Liberace is criminally underrated. He was the biggest star around for a long time, and he personally brought flash to Elvis Presley (he changed his look completely) and James Brown (he gave him his trademark cape), and inspired generations afterwards.
@dennisdivine7448 Жыл бұрын
Liberace was huge to what I'd consider to the the Korean War/pre-rock'n'roll generation. And the man had a terrific sense of humor: for example, I read that he loved Billy Barty's impersonation of him for Spike Jones' City Slickers.
@metalmacabre99918 ай бұрын
He wasn't underrated, that underrated comment everyone makes about people that aren't, is becoming an overrated comment.
@Student____2025__17 ай бұрын
Criminal is right. He was having sex with 16 year old boys.
@Thunderstruck51504 ай бұрын
Liberace was the highest paid entertainer from 1940 to 1970. More than Elvis, more than Sinatra.
@Student____2025__14 ай бұрын
He was also criminally involved with underaged males.
@patriciabarkley7353 жыл бұрын
I loved Liberace, when I was young and didn’t know what it was to be gay. Since I am a mind my own business type person, I don’t care if he was gay or not. He was one of the sweetest, most humble, and most talented people I ever saw. God bless that dear man. Rest In Peace, Liberace. I have loved your beautiful smile and music, since I was a little girl. ❤️🌹❤️
@sidecar77143 жыл бұрын
All reasonable people have always felt as you do, yes, even 65 years ago.
@mattrogers51882 жыл бұрын
@Barbara Guest Thorson was 18 when his relationship with Liberace began. He also wasn't homeless but was living with foster parents. Radar Online and his Where Are They Now interview are clear about those facts.
@kristinabinghamgreen85112 жыл бұрын
@Barbara Guest...pardon me, but how do you know what he "earned" in "God's eternity?" Scott Thorson turned 18 on January 23, 1977 and did not even meet Liberace until later that same year, so he wasn't 16. No matter who agrees or disagree with the age difference or the relationship between the two men, the truth of it is that Scott was legally an adult when he moved in with Liberace. If you are leaning on Behind The Candelabra for anything factual, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I saw the movie...thought it was garbage (just my opinion)...decided to read the book because the books (in my opinion) are generally better than the movies that come out of them. Scott Thorson mentions Liberace's "blue eyes" in three separate chapters of the book (also garbage...in my opinion). Seems like an insignificant detail, I know, but how can Scott Thorson claim a 5 year affair with Liberace and not know that the man had brown eyes?? How you can compare Liberace to Warren Jeff's is beyond me, as Liberace was not raping 10 year olds on the altar in "the name of God." I respect your opinion, whether or not I agree with it...and I support your right to have that opinion...whether or not I agree with it...but none of us know what happened between God and Liberace when he stepped out into eternity. That's between them.
@ianmangham45702 жыл бұрын
@Barbara Guest You're going to hell then 🤣
@tracygarrett39522 жыл бұрын
@@ianmangham4570 What other make believe places do you believe in?
@marcellagio20759 жыл бұрын
Most people knew he was gay and that never hurt his popularity. if you couldn't see he was gay you were blind lol
@agentfungus97428 жыл бұрын
+marcella giordano : When I was a real little kid, my whole family used to watch his old B&W weekly TV show and loved it. My mother said he was a "fairy." I asked what a "fairy" was. My mother replied that it was a man that liked other men. I asked what was wrong with that. She replied that it's a man that wants to marry other men. I thought that was icky, but then all marriages are icky when you're a little kid. We didn't care. He still was a great pianist and an astounding entertainer! The entertainment world is, and always has been, been filled with LGBT people. Who cares.
@ytmember17 жыл бұрын
Yeah, since way back when...."But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly." (Genesis 13:13)
@lesreed92694 жыл бұрын
@@agentfungus9742 Sensible comment - thanks.
@mimi1o83 жыл бұрын
Of course ,there had to be some Christian comment 🙄
@susanp.2033 жыл бұрын
Not true. I knew MANY older ladies who thought of Liberace as a heart throb. They loved his looks, his fashion sense, his smile/wink, his class, and his talent. It's always been a ploy by Hollywood NOT to have their talent talk about their dating life to keep fans dreams/fantasies about "maybe I could be the one" alive. George Michaels and Ricky Martin were guys most other guys knew were gay but the girls NEVER and they went crazy for them. The same with Liberace in an earlier day. My grandma was crazy about Liberace and wanted to marry him when she was young.
@Kfowlkes098 жыл бұрын
So basically he's saying "it's not your fucking business if I am gay or not."
@PaulLyndeBlue8 жыл бұрын
I agree with you bro! that is exactly what he said but also what @RetroGuy76 said as well
@SuzLa17 жыл бұрын
Funny how Americans go on about freedom when Europe was glad to get rid of the Puritans who closed down ale houses and theatres, so they could have the renaissance
It is and frankly it is no ones business what they do in the privacy of their bedroom
@tonytiger82482 жыл бұрын
I used to work with this flaming gay black guy. He told us he “hid’ his gayness in early high school by telling his friend girl to pretend to be his girlfriend when he would bring her home to his house. One day he decided to come out to his family. His mom and sisters started laughing and told him we knew you were lying the whole time. We were just waiting for this day.lol
@ericluriergo82513 ай бұрын
@RickiMartin did the same thing in the 90’s when he paid that blonde España muchacha to do a bunch of interviews (Barbara Walter’s included) where he claimed he was STR8 As can be!! He grossed me out-because today he acts like he was the first gay man to come out-when it was people like myself who came out in the 80’s-Ricki Martin was always a PRETENDER until he felt it was safe for him to reveal his true nelly self. I loathe those who never had the guts until it was safe: U make me sick Ricki with all your fake posturing-now pretending You came out before others…..You were a total pretender AND YOU STILL are!!
@grandadneal81142 ай бұрын
Flaming🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 like Lamar from revenge of the nerds
@smokey21742 жыл бұрын
Years ago I was lucky enough to attend one of his live performances. It was one of the most entertaining shows that I have ever seen. I always knew that he was gay, but I never cared. It’s such a shame because in today’s world, he could have lived his life without having to hide his truth and worry that his career might suffer for it. In my mind, he is still one of the best entertainers that ever lived.
@signoguns85012 жыл бұрын
Im not sure if it's any easier in todays world. Extreme far right politics is bigger now than its ever been since the 1930s, and its only growing. Maybe there was less acceptance generally back then, I dont know when this was filmed, but the politics of everyday life was nowhere near as extreme. The 90s and 00's were much more stable and predictable. You knew exactly what you were getting. But the 2020's are the complete opposite, they are explosive and unpredictable. I bet that scares a lot of young gay people. The future is anything but certain right now.
@nickie7874 Жыл бұрын
@@signoguns8501 Because now it's being crammed down our throats no matter our opinions, it's everywhere we look. And now even being shoved on elementary school kids. I wish it had never came out of the closet. Yes we knew this man was gay, but he was very respectful of those of us who have trouble looking at it. To people who are not gay, it's a moral stain on our communities.
@signoguns8501 Жыл бұрын
@@nickie7874 At least you acknowledge that you are far right. Most people who share your politics wont do that. They would be offended by the suggestion. Even they know its bad to hold those beliefs, they are just in denial.
@claude122 Жыл бұрын
@@nickie7874 you are wrong - its in elementary school because people realize if they prefer boy or girl - and to teach them its okay to have preference for someone with the same gender is perfectly fine - we live in a free world and no one is forced to hide their sexuality - for people who are no happy about stranger sexuality...im sure in youre life you have a lot to do others than care about strangers life/sexuality
@tomjones70897 жыл бұрын
What I know about him, he was a very generous and kind man. Entertaining for sure.
@PaulLyndeBlue7 жыл бұрын
Tom Jones USA I agree!
@RichInternationalAir7 жыл бұрын
Well said, and electrifying talent that inspired MANY to learn piano.
@jimshorts14516 жыл бұрын
Are you joking lmao ! Look him up he was a self centered ego freak who was addicted to plastic surgery and wasting money and using people get your facts straight
@jondoes82225 жыл бұрын
He was a nice man but the only thing i did not like about him was that he talked his lover into plastic surgery to look like him. I beleive he wanted a son and this way he could do it but thats sad to go that far.
@pattiburtonsalmonsen32024 жыл бұрын
And that’s how I will always remember him.
@mickeyray37932 жыл бұрын
Obviously, what made Liberace so popular and successful was not just his piano playing, not just audio recordings, for God's sake. It was the TOTAL PACKAGE! The look, the personality, the voice, everything. If he wasn't gay, it would have been a different package. Long live Libby!
@starwars_chola7001 Жыл бұрын
I loved watching Liberace's show when I was a little girl. I believe it was on Saturday or Sunday evenings and would get so excited to watch Liberace perform. I was so young and didn't even know what gay was. All I know is that he played beautiful music and had fabulous taste ❤
@bryanelam74312 жыл бұрын
He was a extremely talented, kind, unselfish, thoughtful, hard working, & gave his best to his music & the audience!!! The way he was treated after his death was beyond wrong, he is a person who should be celebrated in the highest regard, always!! He was a musical genius who cared & made the world a better place to be, that's how I see it!!!
@jacksonross53422 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more with you. If I have any occasion to defend his honor, I will do so. And since I did know him and worked for him, I can say it and say to others, "You did not know him. I did and I cherish the memories of every moment he granted me.?
@Rezqewr8 жыл бұрын
His Mother looks like "Mrs. Doubtfire."
@EmeraldJade667 жыл бұрын
Omg! Yes she does!! When I saw her I thought immediately, she looks familiar but like who or where have I seen this face before and giggled then when I came to your reply I laughed and said BINGO!! That's who she looks like! That's where I saw her! Sure enough. Maybe she is where Robin Williams got his inspiration for the face of Mrs. Doubtfire.
@bubbathebulldog5 жыл бұрын
Rezqewr mother and son look a like.
@tonysukhanov73245 жыл бұрын
lol
@wheresthegovernance43505 жыл бұрын
I was thinking more like the old ladies from Gary Carson's 'Far side cartoons!'
@tonysukhanov73245 жыл бұрын
in fact it is he who looks like Mrs D
@robjack28043 жыл бұрын
As he says, at the time of the interview, who cares, but the 50's it would have ruined his career. Impossible to believe that ANYONE could ever think he was straight. Talk about hiding in plain sight.
@Lava19642 жыл бұрын
Same with Paul Lynde.
@Apollo_Blaze2 жыл бұрын
@@Lava1964 Exactly!!
@matthewg.rhodes4 ай бұрын
Don't Ask, Don't Tell at its finest.
@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel3 ай бұрын
The 50s were definitely a better time.
@Scratchingforcash2 жыл бұрын
Will never understand why people just can’t be interested in the wonderful music he put out there for everyone instead of his love life.
@forpetessake35322 жыл бұрын
understand Gods Commandments and you will grasp things - it's crucial
@dalethelander37812 жыл бұрын
@@forpetessake3532 Found the Xian fundie nutcase.
@janeclarkson84712 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct. Why people are obsessed with what people in the public eye or celebrities private lives are, I don’t understand! It’s NO-ONE ELSES BUSINESS! Also I’ve seen some vile language used on these opinions and replies. Very nasty comments. There’s so much discrimination out there, over many things. Usually voiced by the sanctimonious! Usually by people with tunnel vision and who don’t know anything about any issues on life. They live in a tight and prejudiced world and I’d not trust one of them. I thought he was a wonderful pianist and charming, accomplished entertainer. That’s what matters in entertainment. I certainly couldn’t cast the first stone but I’m definitely not an evil person. I’m human with its ups and downs of life and of what life throws at me. We have to cope. Liberace had a wonderful public persona!
@janeclarkson84712 жыл бұрын
@@forpetessake3532 it’s a guide and it’s good advice to follow. Generally people try but life is not easy for some and circumstance dictates your life sometimes! The Commandments are always there for us but for them to “trap” you is not good. Flexibility with responsibility would be tolerable. Whatever your lifestyle people are valuable. Treat them that way. Don’t be judge and jury or unkind!. There are so many evils in this world and someone’s sexuality is NOT one of them! To begin with: Bigotry is one intolerable trait…
@Scratchingforcash2 жыл бұрын
@@janeclarkson8471 I’ll probably never understand it.
@thomascellucci6942 жыл бұрын
the man had grace and dignity a very private with his personal life .he should be remembered as a great showman
@BobK54 жыл бұрын
I’m not gay and I don’t care if Liberace was. He wasn’t a child rapist, drug dealer or addict, house breaker, rapist, tax evader, murderer or anything of the sort. He was a great pianist and entertainer. 🧛♂️😎
@MsNooneinparticular2 жыл бұрын
Honestly it was part of his charm. Imagine a straight Liberace. I guarantee there would be none of the flashy, sparkly clothes, the hair or any of the other fabulous touches.
@BobK52 жыл бұрын
@@MsNooneinparticular yes Mrs Someone nice, it certainly added to his stage presence but his piano playing would have been spectacular whether he was straight, gay or independent 😀
@BobK52 жыл бұрын
@@MrPhife333 because if I’d said that I thought it was great that Liberace was gay someone like you would assume I was gay so I was making sure there was no doubt. You’re clearly concerned that I’m not gay, it’s ok if I say I’m gay but if I say Im straight it causes you some hetorophobic angst where in your cloudy hate swirling nomenclature and labelising you’ve lost sight of the topic completely.
@BobK52 жыл бұрын
@@MrPhife333 Let’s agree then that we both love Liberace and despite the title of this video being about ‘Liberace’s gay rumours’ I won’t mention gay in any context again.
@calundoconteal68512 жыл бұрын
Chill out
@Replayability8 жыл бұрын
There are people who still claim that Liberace wasn't gay. They also believe that pro wrestling isn't fake and TV preachers aren't money-grubbing psychopaths.
@t-gmailaccount67968 жыл бұрын
I see were ur headed partner nd u take it back about the dubyadubya-E. Murican as apple pie and real as baby Jesus
@JrDilla8 жыл бұрын
Lol true
@PaulLyndeBlue8 жыл бұрын
"The Moon is now shaped like a Pizza only on 1 side! its flat!" "If you stand on your head long enough you can touch ur feet even while standing on your head." "You can leap tall building with a single bound!" "All humans are toads!" "The 4 legged animals are going to rule the entire universe!" I could go on but .... you know it can get more weird as I go on.
@11vinni117 жыл бұрын
Liz Blue even if it's flat, it still would have 2 sides
@precisionbrown68297 жыл бұрын
Neil Mcintosh Neil, trust me pal, he was gay
@ivoted-54892 жыл бұрын
Historically, he was known to be such a kind man. He was gracious. He was charitable in almost everything he pursued. He was the epitome of a good son any parent would have dreamed of at that time (or any), save for this one thing that made him different. I was not old enough to watch his tv performances early on when he became popular. I did, however, watch his persecution in real time, and as a straight person, I found it revolting bc it came mostly after his death from people who didn’t know him. Don’t shun dead people (unless its like a Charlie Manson type, I guess), it’s just tacky. Don’t do it.
@bigblue69172 жыл бұрын
I thought sending a helicopter to chase down the hearse was totally uncalled for. The man was dead. Telling the world he was gay was beyond anything civilised people would do.
@StephenZ8272 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching him on tv....he was funny...played around and just entertained a 3..4....5 year old child. Mom, bless her heart feared I would be gay for watching it and laughing at him. I watched westerns too, never shot anyone...watched the three stooges never slapped anyone. Mom's favorite movie star....Rock Hudson...go figure.
@lkctom25462 жыл бұрын
I LOVE seeing recent activity on Liberace videos
@isaiahvillarreal45122 жыл бұрын
I can’t understand why when some entertainer or personality passes. They always gotta mention he was Gay. If they managed to keep it on the down low while they lived ,why even bring it up? When a straight person dies they don’t go around announcing he was straight by the way. Who cares.
@StephenZ8272 жыл бұрын
@@isaiahvillarreal4512 Nature of the beast, like people wanting to be first to tell something...When I was watching him, I had no idea what gay was or how sex even worked...What I find very wrong is people today as adults...asking, or talking to women like sex objects on late night..
@elizabethdixon10092 жыл бұрын
It shouldn't matter, the man was a genius at what he did. What people do behind closed doors is their own business. Don't pressure him, just love and admire his music and flashy looks. R.I.P., Librarace.
@paulwallis89986 жыл бұрын
Given the period I have to give credit to Liberace for what is a tacit coming out in this interview. I feel sorry for him that he felt he could not be more open. I always felt he interviewed graciously and humbly.
@billhosko77232 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@tubester45672 жыл бұрын
So in 2022 gay people are still claiming to be victims of oppression, when in this Liberace video from the 1960s (or 1970's) he said it doesnt matter anymore. So why do we still hear this narrative all the time?
@atlantaguy67932 жыл бұрын
Liberace laughed all the way to the bank! A great artist and he enjoyed life. That is all that mattered.
@nitramcase59203 ай бұрын
let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
@caryrevels65842 жыл бұрын
He was the very first Queen to imply he was gay but behind closed doors. I mean who cares if he was gay he brought countless hours of entertainment to the world. RIP Liberace
@nickie7874 Жыл бұрын
And how I wish it was still that way.
@vincentfisher16032 жыл бұрын
I'm a straight conservative guy and I feel sorry for him. Nature made us to be ourselves and we should treat each other as equals. I was born in 1955 and knew Liberace as a one of a kind entertainer. He was simply a part of my childhood. He created warmth and entertainment for entire families. So sad.
@dethray10002 жыл бұрын
your lying--your gay
@vogelvogeltje2 жыл бұрын
We don’t need your pity, we need the fundamentalists off our backs.
@filthyanimal8742 жыл бұрын
@@vogelvogeltje and we need the homosexual culture to stop shoving their sexual preferences down our throats.
@eddiej97332 жыл бұрын
@@vogelvogeltje that’s the spirit
@fairybliss77722 жыл бұрын
Could you please tell the other hateful conservatives that
@sjtom576 жыл бұрын
Love him or hate him he was one hell of an entertainer. May he rest in peace.
@christineayres53393 жыл бұрын
He's probably performing with Freddie Mercury now ,that would be amazing given how Flamboyant both were
@motnosniv2 жыл бұрын
@@christineayres5339 Taking turns getting it up the rear end from the devil.
@tonyf.88582 жыл бұрын
@@motnosniv Yeah, don't care for them rump rangers.
@jaex96172 жыл бұрын
@@motnosniv Thanks for sharing your fantasies with us.
@ThisGuy762 жыл бұрын
@@tonyf.8858, you clicked on a video about Liberace to tell us that you don't like gay people?!🤨🙄👌🏽🤡🤣
@norasteel53537 жыл бұрын
I've always thought Liberace was gay...and I didn't mind. I loved him, and his piano playing! amazing musician! RIP Liberace!
@TrekJohnDoe6 жыл бұрын
Nora Steel best comment.
@jukedar5 жыл бұрын
he was part of the Pallboners
@lesreed92694 жыл бұрын
@@jukedar Piss off, you ballbrain!
@purrangels95854 жыл бұрын
Bruh you need a life lol
@felix1219842 жыл бұрын
Nora human beings male, female, and all sexualities have been artists, athletes, scientists, and etc.
@philblane57522 жыл бұрын
I met him at the Denver airport. He was showing me his rings. One was a little grand piano with diamonds all over it. He had a very magnetic personality. I liked everything about him.
@suspiciouswatermelon76393 ай бұрын
Do you like.... my rings......? You paid for them!!
@davedoogan6650Ай бұрын
Did you show him your ring?
@DanStratocaster13 жыл бұрын
LOL. My grandmother LOVED this guy. (She taught piano) She used to bring up the question of his homosexuality to me frequently. (“Do you REALLY think he’s gay?) She didn’t want to believe it. No exaggeration, I think she mentioned it 15 or 20 times. It was quite humorous.
@patrickmanway2903 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, was she in denial!!
@chipusas3302 жыл бұрын
My granny tooo...How I miss her smile.
@thewallaces26002 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was his personal photographer. For some time
@Kurt777772 жыл бұрын
My grandmother loved him too. You have to understand that back then, his was a pretty exciting act as radio didn't even exist when my grandmother was born in 1914. Also, people were very anti-gay back then. People still are today, but it was much more looked down upon back then.
@GabrielNicho2 жыл бұрын
@@Kurt77777 Radio definitely existed during Liberaces career....he was born in 1919....started performing for real in the mid 40s (with his more renewed act), before that he was just classical.
@tmm2267 жыл бұрын
He gave an excellent answer,
@tod3msn3 ай бұрын
I think Lib would have been a lot happier if they got off his back about who he wanted to sleep with and just minded their own business.
@jeffthebracketman2 жыл бұрын
I for one, never gave two rats asses about whether or not he was gay. All I cared about and will ever care about is that he was a phenomenal entertainer, a skilled pianist, and he brought joy to millions of people. Anybody that wanted to malign him for his personal life should look in their own mirror.
@ricodog36523 ай бұрын
He had a good personality.
@user-kq5qp6dh8l2 жыл бұрын
A wonderful entertainer! and legend has it, a very generous and kind soul. I love Lee , a light in a dark world
@scarygary-qq1pj2 ай бұрын
wrong
@drericshannonparr2 жыл бұрын
He never wanted to be known as a gay man. He wanted to be seen for his talent, love for people and his fans, and overall human being. Everyone knew he was, and I think he struggled with being homosexual. But he was what he was, but I will always remember him for the music, the icon, and the legend that will live on in musical history, ad infinitum.
@EphemeralProductions2 жыл бұрын
Honestly that's the way I think ALL of us gay/bisexual/pansexual people should do it, he gave a great example. We are all people first and foremost and should recognize OURSELVES by our talents and not our sexuality. There's plenty of gay and bi people that are just as talented as straights, and sometimes even more so! LOL Not that I'm saying that's the way YOU think, I'm just using your comment to bring up that point.
@Apollo_Blaze2 жыл бұрын
he did not want to be known as a gay man because of the times he came up in and the toxic and cruel ways mainstream society treated and thought of gay and lesbian people back then...there were Many gay and lesbian actors in the past who would have been ruined if their orientation became known, and many were ruined for it... The only "problems" gay and lesbian people have ever had is how others treated and persecuted them and brainwashed generations of people to continue to do the same. We live in much more enlightened times, but still there are some who persist in their hate filled ignorance.
@billy3424 Жыл бұрын
He did NOT wave a rainbow flag in a gay parade, He kept his life private. And He is/was very talented. A very RESPECTFULL Person.
@crixxxxxxxxxАй бұрын
It was out of necessity. He knew he would be finished if he did come out because of hateful bigots.
@samwisethebrave28823 күн бұрын
@@crixxxxxxxxx Actually you are wrong.
@crixxxxxxxxx23 күн бұрын
@@samwisethebrave288 Explain how accepted LGBT people were in the 1950s and 60s, please.
@EmilyHartley2598918 күн бұрын
@@samwisethebrave288How is he/she wrong?
@elbisnopserton90523 ай бұрын
My baby sitter in 1956 would be flabbergasted.
@RSTI1912 жыл бұрын
He was gay.. So?... He was a brilliant musician As a fellow musician that's how I remember him..
@angelafischettifitness8 жыл бұрын
Good for him! He handled it with class...
@londonlady19664 жыл бұрын
He didn't come out for a reason. He knew that world he lived in at the time, wouldn't accept it.
@Loverboy196914 жыл бұрын
The world is still much the same now, only the law has changed, there is still very much a high degree of homophobia, it's in the police, it's in sport, it's in the church. Attitudes have not changed, in some places LGBT are only largely tolerated because if any homophobic language is directed at them in public, it would be libel, this is why a lot of it is said behind a keyboard and username and fake pics !! . I fear fro the LGBT community , I fear for their safety.
@londonlady19664 жыл бұрын
@@Loverboy19691 I fear for the world in general at the moment tbh.
@ytmember14 жыл бұрын
Andrew Dexter ....God fears for their safety too. The reason He calls it an abomination and a vile affection.... and says they will not enter the Kingdom of God. Better to be forewarned than deceived by ones 'friends'....
@susanp.2033 жыл бұрын
Plus he wanted to keep his young adoring female fans fantasies alive. Same thing happened with Ricky Martin and George Michaels who didn't come out until later because their fanbase consisted mostly of adoring female fans who had their posters in their bedrooms and imagined marrying them. The same exact thing happened with Liberace only earlier.
@69eddieD3 жыл бұрын
Everyone knew he was gay. I was six years old in 1965 and when I saw Liberace I knew he was different. I asked my mom something about him (don't remember exactly how I asked) and she looked away and didn't answer.
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr Жыл бұрын
So much music and class, pouring out from one soul. The brilliance and talent of this guy run parallel. He had a gift for music, but also for business and organization. A lot going on inside this man with the supreme talent, the likes of which we will probably see pass this way again any time soon. He was the universal ambassador of Joy, and it followed him wherever he went. We should all aspire to a life of such beauty.
@scoospleece33182 жыл бұрын
So glad this was not a clip of him jumping to denial, he stated the truth. Cheers Libby!
@carrieolson68713 жыл бұрын
Really it wasn't any bodies business, yes he was famous and flamboyant, very talented too. Liberace was a entertainer, loved his music 🎶 he had a generous heart.
@itsmovinfast4 жыл бұрын
Among the greatest entertainers in history.
@Jeremiah7-ox2nj2 жыл бұрын
He wasn't fooling anyone. This queen was so flaming he made The Great Chicago Fire look like a weenie roast. 😆
@baccaratfitness23603 жыл бұрын
"There were questions about his sexual preferences" there were?
@cuerollen9 жыл бұрын
Your true fans loved you and couldn't care less if you were gay or not.
@luisnatal86589 жыл бұрын
Who gives a shit if he was gay or not. OMG!!! we were a horrible society back then...stupid!!! Liberace was a great person, everybody loved him gay or bi or whatever he may had been. RIP Liberace.
@MrLemmy20009 жыл бұрын
Luis Natal He didn't hide it So he was a pioneer you could say
@VTTNBISHOP9 жыл бұрын
Luis Natal How do you know he was a great person? Gay or straight, he was not a good person. If he did today what he did back then he would be in jail. Scott Thorson was only 16 when they hooked up.
@MrLemmy20009 жыл бұрын
Andrew Delee Thorson was a Gold digger who cares
@ajosephcirene9 жыл бұрын
Lenard Reis True. Thorsonon was a drug addicted Gold digger
@Sladedestiny9 жыл бұрын
+Luis Natal Well hopefully he always gave a shit before copulation. Otherwise it could be very messy!
@adventureswithgrandpa36012 жыл бұрын
One thing certain about Liberace is that he was a fantastic showman who always put on a very entertaining show.
@peterwierzbic72183 жыл бұрын
Smart man. Keep it to yerself. Politics, sexuality, favorite colour. All of it.
@yevettebamber42739 жыл бұрын
Haha, I love it. He was def a pioneer!! He did NOT say i'm not a gay man, he pretty much said he was without actually saying it. I have to agree that back in the day he had to file the lawsuit in order to keep is career!!!
@haydenharris30596 жыл бұрын
All the millions who loved him new he was gay and some may not have liked it but life is a compromise, he gave them wonders and they let him be. It was societies underline reasons for a perceived common decency that caused him problems and does to others this day, in many countries. It seems that one person of influence can encourage millions to either hate or love and how sad is that.
@iamthatiam44444 Жыл бұрын
Would have been nice if he didn't keep his HIV diagnosis secret his last 2 boyfriends might still be alive today to talk to us.
@tehf00n2 ай бұрын
What always amazed me about Liberace is he played without sheet music. So he remembered these super complicated classical pieces note by note. And his playing was sublime. Not to mention his wholesome act was literally the most family friendly show outside of Mr.Rogers. There was music and laughs to entertain everyone.
@tsb79112 жыл бұрын
I like former NYC mayor Ed Koch's response when he was asked the same question. "Anyone who is concerned about my sex life has far more problems than I have." or something like that...
@markymarcb49325 жыл бұрын
he kind of round-about admits to his homosexuality here...or at least doesn't deny it outright.
@Guitar3874 жыл бұрын
He didn't actually deny he was gay in this interview and hinted he was sort of. , but stated in the 50's what the papers said about him called for defence because of the times and damage it did.
@christophercarpenter88682 жыл бұрын
I was supposed to see Elvis with my parents I was 13 and into KISS and Alice cooper . Elvis died, my parents said you're going to see liberace I was pissed .He came out in a VW limousine and got me laughing and the whole crowd laughed all night 🌙
@HamburgerHelperDeath2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don’t realize that Liberace played linebacker for the Baltimore Colts for 7 years and went to 5 pro bowls.
@dln75272 жыл бұрын
I remember back in the 80s there were people who swore up and down that Liberace wasn't gay, he was just feminine in a way. To me I could care less if he was or wasnt, what mattered was that he was a tremendous entertainer and a very nice guy.
@kelvinhouston42872 жыл бұрын
You're right, but he was Sissyfied!
@NinoNiemanThe1st2 жыл бұрын
So true, but they were usually older women who couldn't bear to think that their idol was completely unwilling to satisfy them with his wand given he preferred other wand-owners to wand-receptors!
@2020Bookworm3 жыл бұрын
Instead of worrying or wondering about who other people are sleeping with, concentrate on getting a career so you can become rich and successful, and be around a better class of people in a better neighborhood.
@anndaniels35453 жыл бұрын
Very smart book worm
@anton19492 жыл бұрын
He used to say when asked "I haven't met the right girl yet".
@christopherkahn65229 күн бұрын
Liberace had a kind of honesty we rarely see today. I have nothing but gratitude and respect for the man who, as a consumate entertainer, enriched our lives.
@pipster18915 жыл бұрын
jeez, who really needed for him to admit it?
@timredfern12824 жыл бұрын
A true showman . RIP lovely man 🇬🇧❤️
@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew3 жыл бұрын
Liberace is correct and I normally do not defend being in the "closet". He was on TV at a time being "out" would not only ruin his career but might send him to prison. Still, he did the best he could and always was more gay than grim! After having said in court in England in the 1950's that he wasn't homosexual, he could not "come out" in the 1970's .
@RETROTV13942 жыл бұрын
What ? Liberace "Gay". I would have never known... 😂😂😂😂😂
@jjgreek18 жыл бұрын
the times were different...people were fake puritans. he was a victim of his environment. Thank God the times have changed and gay people are free to be who they are.
@manofiske33188 жыл бұрын
Yeah, heterophobic.
@hexum77 жыл бұрын
KenpoDisciple what would indicate a diseased mind to your own diseased mind is irrelevant. Look, I'm sure that you've been told that your mind is not working right before. Why do t you just get some therapy, if you already haven't , to deal with your obvious problems instead of spewing hate-filled nonsense on the Internet. That won't make you any better. It won't show love your mental problems. Please seek out help.. There are professionals and medications that really can help you.
@hexum77 жыл бұрын
KenpoDisciple Ok. You clearly don't know what a homosexual us. You are hilarious. Demented, but hilarious. But really, you do need professional help.
@hexum77 жыл бұрын
KenpoDisciple Are you trying to get kicked off of KZfaq?
@hexum77 жыл бұрын
KenpoDisciple Seriously. You need professional help. Please get some
@neillyf7 жыл бұрын
Seems almost unimaginable now that anyone ever needed to justify their sexuality. His legacy is as a kind man and a wonderful entertainer.
@Orange69212 жыл бұрын
Strange comment, we live in a time where people obsessively seek to justify their sexuality and shove it down everyone throat..
@neillyf2 жыл бұрын
@@Orange6921 or religion for that matter.
@Orange69212 жыл бұрын
@@neillyf Well that is a big fat lie, mainstream culture is overwhelming secular and non religious. Your comment is incredibly disingenuous and you were clearly triggered into saying it based solely on my SN. Not a good look.
@neillyf2 жыл бұрын
@@Orange6921 whatever!
@leroybailey4232 жыл бұрын
@@Orange6921 True that Brother
@johnedwards802 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid we watch his specials on tv no one cared if he was gay or not he always cared about his audience and the show he did .
@stelastic9 жыл бұрын
He gave a great answer.
@3anaurv28 жыл бұрын
+Steve Sandberg Really smart answer for the time.
@markrl753 жыл бұрын
Bill Clinton would have been proud of that slippery answer.
@Mike1614b3 жыл бұрын
a great admission
@carter79374 жыл бұрын
He was totally insinuating his sexuality here! Good for him, it couldn't have been easy at that time to be gay.
@MissouriPenny9 ай бұрын
He truely was such a kind ,generous man ...very lonely look in his eyes.i love him just as he his .
@EGC3163 ай бұрын
He was a kind soul. Not too many of them around.
@victoriaflatgard48264 жыл бұрын
Would have made a sweet and good parent, God bless you.
@stephenguppy34666 жыл бұрын
Why was anyone interested in stuff like this? He was one of the world's greatest-ever entertainers and his shows were legendary. I mean. who gets driven onstage in a Roller wearing more diamonds than HM The Queen and in a mink coat longer than the car? Fabulous, a one-off, never to be forgotten. Bless you Lee.
@lubatiflides33745 ай бұрын
It is wonderful how he melds Jingle Bells flowing into Dreaming of a White Christmas : his last piano performance on Oprah Winfrey Show. He passed six weeks later on. Creativity! Go to the middle of that clip for a wonderful composition played by ear.
@ginnydare132 жыл бұрын
"Don't ask Don't tell" or he'll laugh all the way to the bank!
@2020Bookworm4 жыл бұрын
If the press thought he was straight, he would have been ignored
@troydavis7055 жыл бұрын
Who cares one way or another. He was a great entertainer, leave it at that.
@paulkeogh35183 жыл бұрын
It was an open secret at the very least. Rock Hudson on the other hand was a complete shock.
@dalethelander37812 жыл бұрын
Also...he guested on a second season episode of Batman as both The Great Chandel and his criminal twin brother, Harry. That's the one where Harry tried to have Batman and Robin pressed into player piano rolls.
@janierios11944 жыл бұрын
OF LIBERACE LIVED TODAY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY THE ENTIRE WORLD WETHER HE WAS GAY OR NOT,
@strawbarry78342 жыл бұрын
for those who didn't grow up back then, it's hard to imagine just how dangerous it was to even *hint* you might not be straight. and I'm just talking about the 80's. I can't even imagine doing so in the 50's. if he had done so, his career would've been over before it even began, despite his enormous talent.
@Apollo_Blaze2 жыл бұрын
and it is still that way for gay and lesbian people all over the world in many countries. It is still like it was in the "old days" right now for millions of gay people all over the world
@SyphusBatterus2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I grew up in the 80s and being gay was like an ultimate taboo. I've been fortunate enough to know a lot of gay people and even have gay friends, hell my ex-wife even came out as gay (even though it was painfully obvious to everyone but her) but they're just people and deserve respect.
@SyphusBatterus2 жыл бұрын
@@Apollo_Blaze It's still like that in some areas of the US. Deep south bible belt areas. I went to a pride event as an ally last year and there were 2 protesters. I expected more but I think the police presence deterred many considering the Klan was in the area the day before.
@Apollo_Blaze2 жыл бұрын
@@SyphusBatterus by the late 70s being a gay person was being very widely accepted...it was consdered very cool to have a gay friend..I remember because I was already out there, I was in my late teens, and the feelings towards gay people was getting so much better...Then A.I.D.S came around in 1983 and it gave the homophobes a weapon to once again demonize gay people with...if it had not been for A.I.D.S we would have gotten to a place of acceptance much faster. We still have a ways to go for sure. These days many out there want to take away our rights again.
@Khayyam-vg9fw4 жыл бұрын
The English journalist who "outed" Liberace was not a mere gossip columnist but the legendary "Cassandra" (Bill Connor), a brilliant journalist who had his own regular column in the Daily Mirror (a UK tabloid that supports the Labour Party). I have a lot of sympathy for Liberace, though; he is quite right to hint here that such revelations could, if unchallenged, have ruined (or at least seriously damaged) his career in the more puritanical climate of the 1950s.
@fredbozo8488Ай бұрын
He makes Richard Simmons look like John Wayne 😂
@stevers623 жыл бұрын
My partner and I went to the Liberace museum in the about 2007, and the guide was the most cartoonishly effeminate, flaming homosexual.......and yet he talked about football, his wife, and how he had to come to terms with Liberace being gay before he could work there as a “straight man”. It was so sad, especially since we were clearly a gay couple. I just wanted to say “it’s ok. You don’t have to pretend”.......but clearly he wasn’t ready. I hope things turned out OK for him and his family. Living a lie is soul wrenching…..and kind of ludicrously hilarious when it’s such an obvious lie.
@NATIVESUNSETS653 жыл бұрын
Was his name Lyle ??? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a594o651mNuam6c.html
@Steampunksaly2 жыл бұрын
How very dare you ....
@pizzaking78782 жыл бұрын
Was this Liberace museum at the Cosmo in Las Vegas? I went to that one and saw the bedazzled Duesenberg in the lobby, one of his candelabras, and the robes with all the feathers were there too. Some of them had some very rare, and expensive feathers sewn into them. He was a great entertainer with costume flair lol he sure could play that piano! The movie with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon is unintentionally hilarious!
@mrearlygold2 жыл бұрын
@@Steampunksaly Now don't be silly
@joemomma10912 жыл бұрын
What?! That's INSANE!
@666BIGBLOCK4 жыл бұрын
How the hell did he get that grand piano in the closet
@carpballet3 жыл бұрын
That’s what people used to say about John Holmes.
@DPoner4 ай бұрын
He was a man of his time navigating the world
@bessied.56942 жыл бұрын
Liberace's homosexuality was the worst-kept secret in show business, but most people didn't care. His fans knew he was a great musical entertainer and a nice guy. Everybody else just laughed him off and went and listened to the Stones.
@avengernemesis79904 жыл бұрын
He was as gay as christmas but in saying that..it was his business not the anybody else.
@markg68606 жыл бұрын
I'm a masculine gay guy and I'm not "out". The reason? I have no obligation to "come out". What I do in private is my business; not yours. If people who know me think I'm gay, that's their business and I could care less. Just don't bring it up, as it's not up for discussion. Straight people don't come out as straight, so why are gay people expected to? People just need to mind their own business!
@markg68606 жыл бұрын
Dave ... fyi ... if you click on the 3 vertical gray dots to the right of your post, you can just edit to correct any typos.
@markg68606 жыл бұрын
Hmmm! Soccer or football? :) (I'm in Dallas).
@patricialmt52725 жыл бұрын
As long people are not having sex with children , theirs sexuality’s is not my business.
@lesreed92694 жыл бұрын
Same here Mark - no one's business but mine (or yours)!
@ahill46423 ай бұрын
🌈 Beautiful Liberace. ❤️ We were blessed to have him.
@lyndonlives6383 ай бұрын
I'm glad he seemed to have felt much more at ease in his later years, and that he got to live through to an era in which people were more accepting, although we today recognize that in the late 1980s when he passed there was still work to be done and that there are those in the world who still suffer repression and lack of acceptance even today.
@bubblesbutterfly12353 жыл бұрын
I really discovered Liberace years after his death. And such a big bright shining star he was, in the world of music. He literally created the genre of this music. I think 😅 at least for me....He brought back love of the piano for so many. I’m so grateful to have lived in this time and to be able to enjoy his music. And if you haven’t yet, please look up the “cement mixer” song it’s so funny 😂 as with all stars they are our entertainment/American royalty😍 Their personal lives should be there own. Just like all of us. I have lost respect for some movie stars who have just been so super hateful in the press. I understand that all of us have an opinion but when you put yourself in that place on that pedestal we want to keep you there. I hope that’s understandable. We need our heroes here in America and like Dolly Parton she is one of our national treasures. She never says anything political. I love that about her. She is a true lady. She is a true star just like Liberace was.
@JCX-93 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree, it’s called class. We had so many stars that had class but sadly today they are a dying breed. 😥
@bubblesbutterfly12353 жыл бұрын
@@JCX-9 yes ma’am 😢❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@katc23545 жыл бұрын
He was a musical genius so talented and generous people should mind their own fukin business he was very shy and private
@timberwolfdtproductions38903 ай бұрын
My grandfather was a huge fan of Liberace. I recall him going on about what a fantastic piano player he was, but he never mentioned anything about his lifestyle. He must have known Liberace was gay; he just didn’t care. Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we just see people for their accomplishments and contributions, and keep our noses out of other peoples private lives?
@hyena1312 ай бұрын
@timberwolfdtproductions3890 Your grandfather was clearly a puddle jumper...
@timberwolfdtproductions38902 ай бұрын
You're clearly feeling pretty safe behind your keyboard. Only a pathetic little punk would say something like that about someone's dead Grandfather. Loser.
@wildflower8153 ай бұрын
He didn't push it on everybody. No one cared. We just enjoyed his talent.
@desotopete4 жыл бұрын
Used go go to my Grandparents in the 60's. Lawrence Welk, Liberace, or Mutual of Omahas wild kingdom seemed to be always on the big console TV. Too bad Liberace didn't/ couldn't come out during his lifetime. He would probably be a major leader in the LBGT movement.