- First off, I wanna ask how're you feeling,
cause you had laryngitis, I heard?
- Yeah I did, I had it like, two weeks ago
and it was so bad I kinda bruised a vocal chord, but
- [Hayley] Oh, no.
- I'm feeling pretty close to 100%.
I'm gettin' there - Oh, good
Well, um congratulations.
Obviously our Trailblazer tonight.
- Ah, thank you.
- I feel like you're one of the hardest working women
in the industry.
- That's really kind of you to say.
I take that as a big compliment.
- Do you get eight hours of sleep every night?
- I actually do, yeah.
- Do you? Good job! - Yeah, my wife is so cool.
She gets up with the kids in the morning for me.
- [Hayley] That's amazing.
- [Lele] I love that.
- [Hayley] I wanna know,
what's been like the biggest challenge for you
over the years?
- I think the biggest challenge for me,
over the years,
has been to know when to slow down.
I love people so much.
It's really hard for me not to engage
every chance that I get.
And so, um, I think that as a kid that didn't get included
in school a lot...
- [Hayley] Interesting, it what way do you mean?
- I think maybe just because I was queer
and in a small town.
- Yeah.
- As an adult, to get the attention
for the art that I'm making,
it's really hard for me not to show off,
because it's an honor and I really respect that.
- [Lele] That's amazing.
I admire you so much.
- Thank you.
- My dad just got married with his partner
- Right on, man.
- That's so cool.
- Modern families,
I got one, you got one.
- Speaking of which, you have two adorable daughters.
- Yes - Yes, I do.
- How does it, what have they taught you
about being your daughters and also like,
how have they inspired you musically?
- My kids were both sent here
to challenge everything I believe in.
- [Hayley] Yes
- Right down to being born to two mothers on Father's Day,
which is what my first born was.
- [Hayley] Wow.
- Um...
- [Hayley] That's funny.
- They've taught me so much - [Hayley] Yeah
- about the fact that time does just not slow down.
And that you really have to be in the moment with them,
because before you know it, that moment's gone
- [Hayley] Yeah - [Lele] Yeah
- and they're waist high.
- I love that and they're the future.
- I know that they're young, but do they understand,
like, you know, you performing shows, and like,
seeing you on TV.
Like do they understand it, - That must be hard
- or is it confusing to them?
- They kinda do.
My oldest daughter, who's six, just had career day
- [Hayley] Oh! and she didn't ask me to go.
- No!
- She asked my ex, who's a police officer.
- Stop.
- I was devastated, but that's how it goes.
- That's awesome and you saw here tonight that...
- My job is not cool to her.
- Yeah, I love it.
Not yet. It will be.
- I hope you're right.
- Who's someone here tonight you'd love to work with
in the future?
collab and - Oh my God, all of them.
I'm just absolutely so enamored with all of these women
and I will not name a single one
just because I believe in the spirit
of abandoning all competitiveness,
standing shoulder to shoulder,
and pushing forward all at one time.
- Do you feel like that's something that's hard
to come across in the industry?
Do you feel like women are constantly
still pitted against each other?
- I do, but I feel a season change, do you?
- [Hayley] I do - [Lele] Yes
- [Hayley] I really do, - Yeah
- [Hayley] I feel that.
- I think that it's um
It is palpable, the support that women have
for one another. - [Hayley] Yes
I'm sure that interviewing people tonight, you've seen that.
- [Hayley] Yeah
- I love, yeah no, I have a couple friends here,
Rosalia just came in.
I love supporting her, because I know her
and like, - Yeah, yeah
I just love support,
like, when you see talent, when you see people like you,
and you just want them to succeed.
- You do. - Not even kidding,
it's just like, it's like women succeed,
and we succeed, we're just together.
- That's right, - and I just, I can't
- that's the whole thing, and you know
it is such a gift to genuinely know how to be happy
for someone else.
- Yes, and I feel like if we all support each other,
we can take over the freaking world,
- Girl, preach - us women, right?
Another--
- See my daughter should have brought you guys
- Yes! (laughing) to career day.
- [Lele] Hey! - Next year.
Um, last question:
You're obviously always so vocal about your political stance
Why do you think that's so important as an artist,
someone who has such a massive platform as you do?
- I used to think it was important as an artist.
Now I just think it's important as a person.
I wake up every day political.
I can't not be political.
I'm married to a woman.
I've got two female children.
And I live in a country with an uncertain future
around my family in its legitimacy.
And I think that it's so important
to use your platform for good.
No matter what you do, no matter what your job is,
you can always make a difference in the world,
one person at a time.
- Well, you are just certainly doing it.
Oh, literally,
- I'm like crying a little bit.
- making Lele a little emotional.
But you are so sweet
and it's such an honor to have you here
- Thank you. - tonight
and next year, bring your girls.
- Yes - [Hayley] I wanna meet them.
- You guys are gorgeous.
- Hey, look who's talking. - Just, I wanna hug you guys.
- Yay! - Let's hug.
Let's hug it out.
- Thank you so much, have so much fun tonight,
and congratulations again.
- Thank you, thanks for the chat.