"When I hit puberty, things got really wild. I had all of these feelings pent up inside of me, and in Bullitt County they don’t exactly teach men how to express their feelings. I was sad. Incredibly lonely. Disappointed that I was gay because that meant if my family knew, they wouldn’t love me. Furious that God knew, and because of that, God didn’t love me. I felt caught between being the best little boy in the world and wanting to punch holes in my bedroom walls. I had all of these feelings and nowhere to put them.
And then in 2004, I heard a song that gave me that outlet. A song that unlocked my flair for the dramatic. A song that almost felt like my coming out anthem, even though I wouldn’t come out for another four years.
It was “Duality” by Slipknot."
Steven Carr via Queer Kentucky - "Slipknot Made Me Gay: How metal music broke down my closet door"
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