Caleb Shomo, founding member and singer of Beartooth, came out as a gay man. He posted an emotional message explaining that speculation about his personal life prompted him to set the record straight. He described years of unpacking and reckoning with his feelings and the difficulty of navigating them. He connected his identity to his art, saying he has tried to chase who he is from album to album. He referenced earlier albums that explored religious upbringing, depression, self hatred, self loathing, and hopelessness. He also said he spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol and that choosing sobriety helped him reconcile with his sexuality and move toward self love.
"There's been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late and I feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further."
"I am a proudly gay man. This is something I've been unpacking and reckoning with in my life for quite some time now. It's been difficult to navigate the feelings surrounding the subject and figure out what to do with this fact."
"When it comes to my art / Beartooth, I have always strived to chase who I am in the deepest part of my soul from album to album. As you could gather if you've followed the band at all in the earlier years, there are 4 very self deprecating albums about exploring my religious upbringing, depression, self hatred, self loathing, and hopelessness."
"I spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol, and honestly when I decided to put it down and focus on exploring why I felt this way for so long, it's been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead to me experiencing self love."
Read at Queerty
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