Former Scissor Sister frontman’s Jake Shears on Kylie Minogue, touring and the Mardi Gras

Jake Shears may be a major popstar, but the former Scissor Sisters frontman who is in Australia to surpport Kylie Minogue has revealed a Mardi Gras partygoer caught he eye during post-parade celebrations.

Jake Shears may be a major popstar, but the former Scissor Sisters frontman has two very basic requests.

“When I’m on tour, I ask for socks and underwear,” the 40-year-old muso told Confidential.

“When you’re working really hard like that, you just run out and you don’t have time to do laundry.”

“There’s nothing better than just tube socks and a pack of underwear — it’s like manna from the Gods,” Shears laughed.

Former Scissor Sister’s frontman Jake Shears is excited to be in town and someone has already caught his eye. Picture: David Swift

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In Australia to support Kylie Minogue’s Golden Tour which kicks off at the International Convention Centre on Tuesday night, Shears describes our pop princess as being like a “sister.”

“I’ll never forget the first time I met her (Kylie) 15 years ago, she was wearing a cheetah print dress and there was something about her charisma and her sweetness — she’s really just joyful,” he reminisced.

“I really feel a strong connection to her and we ended up writing great music and becoming friends. I feel a very familial bond with her.”

He was one of four members of the Scissor Sisters.

Shears also performed at the Mardi Gras over the weekend.

Also the headline act at the Mardi Gras post-parade on Saturday night, the I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ hit maker let his hair down.

Rolling into bed at 9am on Sunday morning, Shears also revealed there was someone in the crowd that caught his eye.

“It wasn’t my first Mardi Gras, but it was actually my favourite one, I had a great posse of old friends and it was nice to see everybody together,” he said.

“There was this really cute guy on the dancefloor wearing this Pokemon hat, and he would squeeze these little air balls and they would wave at me and it was so adorable and I didn’t know what to do so I ran away.”

Shears will be supporting Kylie Minogue on her Golden Tour in Australia. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Shears commented on the impact Sydney’s lockout laws have had on the city.

“I really hope that Sydney can get through this whole lock out period that’s happening because I’ve really noticed a big difference over the years coming here. Being here over the weekend, I think it’s gotten out of control.”

“I love the people here and I think that the people deserve to be able to be treated like adults and not children.”

Originally published as Former Scissor Sister frontman’s Jake Shears on Kylie Minogue, touring and the Mardi Gras