It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine?

What I find so compelling about Francois Clemens is that the singular mission of his life was not to be a celebrity or to be on TV.

His mission was to be a professional singer.

And from 1968 to 1993, when he was on, what would go on to become one of the most influential

TV shows of all time?

That fact never changed.

Throughout the filming of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, Francois sang at the Lincoln Center,

at the Metropolitan Opera,

and he even won a Grammy.

I mean, just listen to this.

Come along with me.

Hey, that's the place.

Don't be a fool.

Come along.

Come along. Desaboard. Now, I got to speak to Franco a little over a year ago when his memoir came out, that is called Officer Clemens.

And I wanted to replay that conversation now because I think we're all in need

of some of the joy that Francois exudes. And also, I'm tired and one of the week off, but also the joy.

And I think you'll hear what I mean. So let's play it. From The Advocate magazine in partnership

with Glad, I'm Jeffrey Masters, and this is LGBTQ&A with the now 76-year-old Francois Clemens.

And since we're together, we might as well say,

would you be mine, could you be mine, won't you be my neighbor? All right, I want to jump right in. You know,

there has been so much written about Mr. Rogers telling you that you could not be out of the

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