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Overview
Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, and country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's heartland and about barely remembering a time when she didn't know she was different. The youngest of three children, Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of the country-music world, only to find herself trapped in a place she hadn't foreseen, but had to face.
From high-school homecoming queen to successful recording artist with her first hit single, "Shut Up and Drive " Wright's journey was dictated by keeping the truth of who she was closeted in a world in which country music stars had never been - and could not be - openly gay. Working with the biggest names in Nashville, she navigated these treacherous waters until the charade took too great a toll.
Ultimately, as she reveals in this candid and outspoken work, Wright found the courage to untangle herself from the image of the country music star she'd become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about who - and what - a country artist is, and what fans expect that artist to be.
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- ISBN-13: 9781423499480
- ISBN-10: 1423499484
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: April 2011
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 334
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