Barry Manilow is opening up about coming out. The 80-year-old music legend got candid on the latest episode of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?
on Max. During the discussion, he revealed why he made the decision to publicly come out as gay in 2017, having already spent 39 years with his manager and now husband, Garry Kief. Keep reading to find out more… “Well, in the ’70s, you know, you didn’t [come out],” he explained. “It wasn’t the same as it is today.
Now being gay is no big deal. But back in the ’70s, it would have killed a career.” “The public was not ready for anybody to come out.
And, frankly, it was just too personal. I just didn’t want to talk about my personal life anyway. I never did that. I was happy talking about music.