The truth is, I probably would be dead if I had become a star, because at that point I was so closeted and so afraid of people of finding out I was gay. There was no telling what would have happened. Shane McAnally Read Quote
West Hollywood blew my mind: gay men walking down the street, kissing and holding hands. I’d never imagined there was a place like that. Shane McAnally Read Quote
We’ll set up a demo session and try to knock out eight or ten songs and make them sound as close as we can to a record with the money and time we have. Shane McAnally Read Quote
I wake up every day thinking, ‘I just can’t do it anymore.’ There’s nothing left to say, and I’m completely dry. And then I get in the room with somebody and they say the right thing, and I’m on again. Shane McAnally Read Quote
I’m a commercial-minded songwriter. I’m here to make a living and be on the radio. Shane McAnally Read Quote
Nashville is a boys’ club of redneck conservative ideas. But they’re ready to embrace gay people. I never felt for one second that someone was judging me. Some people are like, ‘Oh, I love gay people’ in that ‘I have lots of black friends’ kind of way. It’s awkward, but you have to appreciate that they’re trying. Shane McAnally Read Quote
