CNN’s Chris Wallace Asks Barry Manilow ‘Why It Took So Long’ for Him to Come Out as Gay

WALLACE You married your ░░░░░░░░ school sweetheart you were ░░░░░░░░ for about a year ░░░░░░░░ s how you ended ░░░░░░░░ So how how did ░░░░░░░░ did Barry Pincus married ░░░░░░░░ a woman evolve MANILOW ░░░░░░░░ did it We had ░░░░░░░░ very nice marriage it ░░░░░░░░ great but I was ░░░░░░░░ every night making music ░░░░░░░░ a young musician would ░░░░░░░░ and it just it ░░░░░░░░ t good for me ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t good ░░░░░░░░ her I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ a proper husband WALLACE ░░░░░░░░ at that point did ░░░░░░░░ know you were gay ░░░░░░░░ Yeah we all do ░░░░░░░░ we re five years ░░░░░░░░ or something But but ░░░░░░░░ was I was very ░░░░░░░░ being married and I ░░░░░░░░ did love her but ░░░░░░░░ gay thing was was ░░░░░░░░ pretty strong It was ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t deny ░░░░░░░░ WALLACE In 1978 you ░░░░░░░░ Garry Kief who became ░░░░░░░░ manager and is now ░░░░░░░░ husband I understand everyone ░░░░░░░░ coming out story is ░░░░░░░░ but you didn t ░░░░░░░░ announce all this until ░░░░░░░░ And I wonder why ░░░░░░░░ took so long MANILOW ░░░░░░░░ was a non event ░░░░░░░░ me Really Garry and ░░░░░░░░ have been together for ░░░░░░░░ long You know I ░░░░░░░░ just never dawned on ░░░░░░░░ that we re gonna ░░░░░░░░ out But when we ░░░░░░░░ married it was a ░░░░░░░░ deal so we we ░░░░░░░░ that You know Garry ░░░░░░░░ kind of saved my ░░░░░░░░ life because as my ░░░░░░░░ exploded as I said ░░░░░░░░ was crazy it was ░░░░░░░░ crazy and you know ░░░░░░░░ back to a empty ░░░░░░░░ room you can get ░░░░░░░░ a lot of trouble ░░░░░░░░ you you know if ░░░░░░░░ re all alone night ░░░░░░░░ night after night But ░░░░░░░░ I met Garry right ░░░░░░░░ when it was exploding ░░░░░░░░ I didn t have ░░░░░░░░ go back to those ░░░░░░░░ hotel rooms I had ░░░░░░░░ to cry with or ░░░░░░░░ celebrate with.”