After TJ Osborne came out as gay in a recent public interview, he thanked the fans for their support.
The singer, who makes up half of the prominent country duo The Brothers Osborne, discussed homosexuality for the first time in an interview with Time Wednesday. be as open and honest as possible with his fans.
Although he feared that more conservative supporters of the country would not be supportive, TJ appeared in The Ellen DeGeneres program on Thursday to reveal that his experience so far has been the opposite.
“I was expecting a surge of love from family and friends. I did not expect it to feel the way it does,” he told the host. “I think it’s one thing if you just know and accept that people like you, and it’s different when you hear it and when you hear it with sincerity.”
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Later in the interview, he added, “Right now I feel so incredibly loved and that’s one of the things I’m where I am: ‘God, I wish I could share this love with other people. ‘And then to have people I never even expected to say anything, reach out to me. People I feel like personalizing masculinity and straight culture to the ninth grade, come out with a lot of pride for me. It was really the moment for me that made me feel, ‘Wow, that’s been there all along.’
TJ Osborne opened up about what life has been like for him since he came out.
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Although his outreach so far has been largely praised, the singer notes that he is still worried about how more rural, conservative parts of America will feel if he and his brother play there again.
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“I think the country comes from a lot of rural roots that are a lot of Christianity and a lot of an old school way of thinking, but I really think it has changed a lot over the years. I know it has changed a lot over the years , “he said. “I’m very curious to see how it’s going with us to rural America. I feel pretty confident going to places like LA and Chicago and playing here in Nashville, where I live. You know I’m curious to see how it goes in the rural provinces and so on. ‘
The remarks reflect the comments he made in his article for Time, in which he noted that his anxiety about the issue may have led him to give his fans too little credit when it comes to their views on homosexuality.
TJ Osborne, left, and John Osborne, of the Osborne brothers.
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“I want to reach the pinnacle of my career to be completely who I am,” he said. “I mean, I’m who I am, but I’m kept a part of me muted, and it’s stifling.”
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During his interview with DeGeneres, the singer received an applause from both the host and her crowd when he noticed that his only regret for coming out was waiting so long.
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“I came to such a stage that I knew there would never be a perfect time,” he said. “Honestly, now that I’m sitting behind it, with the coming out, it’s so wild for me to think, the perfect time is really always.”