I Was Always The Shame

Storytelling With Music Is A Really Powerful Device.

I Don't Want To Be The Center Of Attention. My Posture Has Changed. I Walk With My Head Down And Shoulders Slumped. Suddenly I Carry Myself As If I'm Ashamed Of Something.

By The Time I Came Out, That Kind Of Stopped It. The Bullying Stopped When I Claimed Myself And Proved That I Wasn't Afraid. A Lot Of It Was When I Was Hiding When I Was Younger.

I Was Always The Shame Of The Family - The One Yankee Who Was Actually Born In The North.

I Had Been Doing Summer Stock Every Summer While I Was In College. We Did A Showcase, Like Most Good Conservatories Do - Monologues And Things That Agents And Casting Directors Come To See. From That I Got An Agent.