However, last year Olly went solo after Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen quit Years and Years. Years and Years was originally formed as a five-piece in 2010 before becoming a three-piece. Olly's current tour is his first as a solo artist. He said: 'It’s because I’m gay, but it’s a bit obtuse to put it all down to that, because it’s about more than sexuality, it’s about how we relate to each other.' Olly was previously forced to defend his BBC New Year's Eve concert after it was slammed for being too sexy. There’s never been anything explicit or gratuitous about a Years and Years show, so yeah, I find the reaction to be quite interesting.' I know a few of them said it wasn’t 'family-friendly enough'. But it was the only show so far where we had people complain. 'I just did a show in Nottingham and it was amazing - the audience was out of this world. Eminem has traded in controversy since 1999 when he dropped his major label debut, The Slim Shady LP, and included a track in which he rapped about murdering his wife and having his young daughter. That’s always met with a little bit of pearl-clutching, which I love. Olly, 31, told Metro's Guilty Pleasures column: 'I am an 'in your face' kind of gay because I want to be. The Years and Years star admitted he has had walkouts on his 'Night Call' tour and said he has received backlash for not being 'family friendly'. Olly Alexander has hit back at criticism of his concerts.
