Sort:  

Do you know the David Bowie story yet? he was advised by his record company that being "gay" and sucking dick would further his career.

They were right!

"the quote that reverberated around the world and instantly ignited Bowie’s career: ‘I’m gay. And always have been, even when I was David Jones"

https://longreads.com/2017/02/22/how-david-bowie-came-out-as-gay-and-what-he-meant-by-it/