Josh Skinner on his Jonah and the Whale podcast, Michael shared: ‘It was hard to leave. It was not totally my decision. But that’s the person I am today.
I’m just going to tell it like it is.’The 54-year-old added: ‘This is the first time I’ve ever talked about this’, before explaining: ‘It was all because of who I am.
At that time I internalised that and took it as being my fault.‘There was a lot of PTSD involved from that point on for many years, because that was my identity.’Michael, who was a founding member of Avalon, added: ‘I am out now, I’m a gay man, and I’m glad to be.
At the time I was conflicted because I was involved in a culture where that was not accepted. I knew if I was honest I’d lose my career, many things.