GGN Publisher, Shaun Proulx met Canadian treasure and Order of Canada recipient Molly Johnson when he first launched Canada’s first LGBT digital magazine in 2002, the very site you are reading right now. Interviewing the former Infidels and Alta Moda front woman turned jazz chanteuse over lunch, Johnson gave him some timeless advice back then, as a creative: “Make it happen. A lot of artists don’t.”
Proulx reminds Johnson of that and how well it has served him in their interview below, celebrating what many are calling Johnson’s best work so far.
“Known as one of Canada’s greatest voices, award-winning jazz vocalist Molly Johnson is a mother, singer-songwriter, artist and philanthropist, who has just released her highly anticipated new album, “Meaning To Tell Ya”.
Molly, mother of two boys, one out as gay, is beloved by the LGBT community for not just her music, style and sass, but for establishing the Kumbaya Foundation and Festival in 1992, which was dedicated to raising awareness and funds for people living with HIV/AIDS.Unlike many fundraisers of its kind, Kumbaya gave all monies raised to the cause.
Hear Molly Johnson In Conversation With Shaun Proulx:
The Legend Claps Back With A Marvin Gaye Cover:
In a new beautifully styled and shot video, Johnson dusts off 1971 activist lyrics that remain relevant now, sadly. Watch Molly Johnson’s latest, Inner City Blues:
Find out more about Molly Johnson, her complete bio, and tour dates on her website, Molly Johnson.
All quotes from Molly Johnson's website.
