SEATTLE — Seattle native & Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Mary Lambert is celebrating Seattle Pride with a virtual program and performance.
Lambert is best known for her collaboration with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on the hit song “Same Love.” Released in 2012, “Same Love” became the unofficial anthem for same-sex marriage. The chorus was inspired by Mary Lambert’s experience as a queer woman.
“Appreciate the experience that I got to have touring the world and singing that song and really having my first foray into being an artist be so meaningful, and be a huge statement,” said Lambert.
The singer and spoken word artist often discusses her bipolar disorder, childhood traumas and sexuality in her work. Through her music and poems she connects with her audience on a very personal level.
“It’s an opportunity for them to connect with their vulnerable self and being vulnerable is an invitation to somebody else to be introspective and excavate a little bit,” said Lambert.
Born and raised in Seattle, she has performed at Seattle Pride’s in-person and virtual events. Lambert even remembers attending her first parade.
“Going to the parade I remember just thinking ‘this is fun.’ So many of the narratives that I had seen up until that point showed me that queer identities were painful or traumatic, and while that is part of some of our experiences, because we live in a culture that doesn’t accept us as we are,” said Lambert.
A fierce LGBTQIA activist, Lambert uses her social media platform to discuss mental health awareness and encourage body love and acceptance.
“It’s a journey for a lot of us to speak our truth or say who we are, and hopefully with this more normalization of queer identities, that has opened up and becomes less painful to be your most authentic self and that it’s just inherently accepted. You deserve to feel free and at peace with yourself and the most important thing is finding community can be the best possible thing,” said Lambert.
Details on Mary Lambert’s latest projects: https://marylambertsings.com