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"Sam Sparro has hit out at other male performers, saying that they are too &amp;quot;misogynistic&amp;quot;. The Australian singer, who recently announced new single &amp;#039;Happiness&amp;#039;, said that he exercised to get in shape for the release of his second album Return to Paradise because he believes male artists have to be &amp;quot;macho&amp;quot; rather than &amp;quot;fabulous&amp;quot;. Sparro told The Daily Telegraph: &amp;quot;[I] did the whole LA thing and got a personal trainer. Men aren&amp;#039;t allowed to be fabulous, dandy entertainers; they have to be cavemen - macho misogynist monsters. &amp;quot;And you have women now taking the lead on exploiting their sexuality as a powerful tool. If a gay man does that, it makes some people feel uncomfortable.&amp;quot; Sparro is scheduled to perform at Sydney&amp;#039;s Mardi Gras festival next week. He said of the event: &amp;quot;I am sort of terrified and excited.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve got a private party to perform at the night before and then I think I&amp;#039;ll sleep, get up at 6am and get ready to do it.&amp;quot; Kylie Minogue has already been confirmed as a headline performer at the Mardi Gras. George Michael also recently revealed that he &amp;quot;may be back&amp;quot; to sing at the festival. &amp;gt; Sam Sparro debuts new music video &amp;#039;The Shallow End&amp;#039; - watch Watch the music video for Sam Sparro&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Shallow End&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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