THE DARKNESS "CONNECTS W/ GAY AUDIENCE" AND JOIN LADY GAGA

According to this story on NME, The Darkness' Justin Hawkins has claimed that he "connects with a gay audience".

Hawkins loves to embrace his more feminine side as much as his wild side. shSpeaking to the Guardian, the flamboyant frontman insisted that although his sexuality is his private business, he and his bandmates had found popularity with a gay audience because they're not "men's men".

"My sexual persuasion is no one's business but my own - but I'm easily persuaded," he said. "Just kidding."

''It's funny because it came up recently in a German interview. They reckoned that when you Google Justin Hawkins, one of the first things that comes up is 'Is Justin Hawkins gay?'"

He then added:

And I'd like to think that's because there's something I do that connects with a gay audience.

Speaking about he and his bandmates' style, meanwhile, he said: " Yeah. I think we're all a bit effeminate. We're not men's men, much as we may appear to be so."

The Darkness released 'Hot Cakes', their first album since 2005's 'One Way Ticket To Hell And Back', on August 20. The band will be joining Lady Ga ga on tour later this year.