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In addition to mainstage performances at major festivals such as Lollapalooza, Movement and OutsideLands, this year he curated the historic SuperJam set at Bonnaroo, bringing over 25 artists together in celebration of music legends. His live performances—which mix improvised saxophone, guitar, vocals, and more over booming basslines and head-knocking drops—have become massive draws around the world.

He also debuted the 15-piece GRiZ Live Bandat the beloved venue in 2017.

A shining force of positivity, GRiZ has preached his lifelong ‘Show Love, Spread Love’ mantra via his ongoing charity work and community activism.

Over the years, GRiZ has donated well over $225,000 as part of the GRiZMAS shows. I was surprised how supportive my family and friends were in my coming out and it gave and still gives me hope.

I told myself I wasn’t ready, or that the right one hadn’t come along yet. It won’t always be easy, but the battle is worth it.

. Never ever give up on yourself. He also describes how he suffered from anxiety and depression because of the stress of keeping the act up.

It wasn’t until college that Kwiecinski felt that he could come out in his own skin and live openly gay. “You just have to go for it. He also performed at the It Gets Better LA Pride party in support of the organization that he partnered with in 2018 to help raise $7,000 on Facebook via their Giving Tuesday initiative.

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He also touches on how music and culture has a heteronormative slant, dissecting how the common social and cultural norms only amplified his desire to keep his true sexual orientation a secret and heightened his sense of loneliness. Yes, there is a lot of negativity and hate. Those who have been fans of GRiZ and follow him on social media probably know that he had a boyfriend who he frequently posted photos with on social media, but this seems to be the DJ’s first time talking about his sexuality so openly and publicly.

At one point in his blog post, Kwiecinski talks about how gay representation in our culture is pretty minimal, but it always getting better.

I was definitely…definitely gay, and I didn’t want to accept it or want anyone to know.”

Kwiecinski goes on to explain how he went through the motions of having girlfriends, taking girls to prom, and even losing his virginity all in order to keep up an appearance that he was straight. [an ability] to feel more comfortable with who I was.”

Despite coming out to those close to him in college and being “surprised how supportive my family and friends were in my coming out,” he explains that the experience “gave and still gives [him] hope,” buoyed by the fact that “people are gonna love you either way.

It’s nice to know that queer kids who are into the electronic music/rave scene will actually have a DJ that they can identify with and look up to. Yes, there is a lot of negativity and hate. It gets better,” co-opting the namesake catch phrase from the It Gets Better Foundation, which serves to empower and give hope to LGBT youths.

Years. After detailing his upbringing, which was filled with AP classes, beer pong, and the other savory and less savory aspects of slowly heading toward adulthood, Kwiecinski notes that college is “when things started to turn around,” finding a “small group of gay friends and with their help, combined with newly found courage, .