HERE’S MY CHAT WITH THE ONE-AND-ONLY GLAMAZON:
So RuPaul, you have come a long way since leaving the shores of San Diego. That was so long ago now; it is so crazy to
think about it. You know if you live long enough, a lot of things change in your life! I was actually born at Mercy Hospital, but I left my mother’s house there when I was 15 or 16. I moved to Atlanta to live with my sister Renatta and would travel back and forth seven or eight times a year. Her husband had a business that allowed me to transport luxury cars back and forth. I did that until I was about 21. My friends think I’m nuts, but I love cross-country trips, what fun that must have been for you. I have to tell you, this country is amazing and
so beautiful. It is so gorgeous and generally speaking Americans are really lovely people. I have been fortunate enough to travel the world and as far as people go we’re a great bunch. Not as lovely as Canadians, but… (Laughs). I don’t think that people in the U.S. get to see the country from the road any longer; it is such a different perspective than flying above it. I loved it, I drove cross-country about 50
times between 1976 and 1981. It was amazing, I had my music, I would smoke my cigarettes and some weed—I had a fabulous time! (Laughs). Though we don’t do those kinds of things any more! Where did you end up after Atlanta? I really started my career in Atlanta; I was
there for 11 years before I moved to New York. I was already working and doing clubs there by ’82 but I was still living in Atlanta. I moved to New York in ’84 and lived there for six months before the city promptly spit me right back out (Laughs)! I don’t think that you’re alone in that experience. It’s a bit of a culture shock; I don’t think I would have survived New York at that age. Absolutely, It was hard; it was very hard in the
beginning. But I guess it really depends on what your goals and aspirations are, what you want. I went back to Atlanta and then moved back for good in ’87.
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