Barry Manilow explains why he waited decades to come out as gay

During a guest appearance on HBO’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, the 80-year-old Copacabana singer said he didn’t think it was important to announce his sexuality during the earlier decades of his career.

Manilow came out in 2017, almost three years after he married his husband and manager Garry Kief in a private ceremony. The couple have been together for 45 years now, though they’ve kept much of their relationship away from the public eye.

When he came out to People magazine in 2017, Manilow — whose real name is Barry Pincus — worried he’d be “disappointing” some of his fans by revealing his sexuality. Instead, Manilow, who was 73 at the time, said the reaction from his fanbase was “beautiful.”

Garry Kief and Barry Manilow.
Garry Kief and Barry Manilow attend the 2016 Pre-Grammy Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Steve Granitz/WireImage

Despite his current feelings of nonchalance about his own coming out, Manilow said announcing his sexuality as his career was booming would have been a bad idea.

“Now being gay is no big deal,” he explained. “Back in the ’70s it would have killed a career.”

Regardless, the usually very private Manilow said he thinks “everybody knew that Garry and I were a couple all those years.”

“Really, Garry and I’ve been together for so long,” he said. “It just never dawned on me that we’re going to come out. But when we got married, it was a big deal, so we did.”

Manilow credited Kief for saving his life. He said he is thankful he had Kief to support him as his music career was taking off, despite keeping their relationship under wraps.

“As my career exploded, it was just crazy. And, you know, going back to an empty hotel room, you can get into a lot of trouble if you’re alone night after night after night,” Manilow explained. “But I met Garry right around when it was exploding. And I didn’t have to go back to those empty hotel rooms. I had somebody to cry with or to celebrate with.”

Manilow said he did not wish an isolated hotel room for any young people.

“It was pretty lonely until I met Garry. And then it was fun,” he smiled.

Kief is not Manilow’s first spouse. In 1964, Manilow married his high school sweetheart, Susan Deixler. They were married for one year.

Manilow told CNN’s Wallace he “really did love” Deixler, but added “the gay thing was pretty, pretty strong. I couldn’t deny it.”

The singer said he knew he was gay before marrying Deixler, but their marriage ended because Manilow couldn’t be the committed husband his then-wife needed. He revealed that his sexuality was not the reason his marriage failed.

“We had a very nice marriage, it was great, but I was away every night making music, as a young musician would be,” Manilow described. “It wasn’t good for me, and it wasn’t good for her.”

“I couldn’t be the proper husband,” he continued. “I was out making music every night, sowing my wild oats. I wasn’t ready to settle down.”

Brooklyn-born Manilow skyrocketed to international fame in 1974 after his release of the ever-popular pop-rock ballad Mandy. He became one of the biggest-selling musicians of all time. Prior to his success as a singer-songwriter, Manilow was behind a number of famous commercial jingles for brands like State Farm and Band-Aid — a gig that he has said helped him create catchy hooks for his own hit songs.

Barry Manilow.

This kitchen is where the big dog is hiding. Can you find it?

This kitchen is where the big dog is hiding. Can you find it?

It’s interesting how optical illusions and other images that mess with your mind can almost change the way you think.
Lots of pictures like this can be found on the web and in old books, but this one is real.

There’s a “invisible” person in this picture, but it’s not a sneaky thief or intruder…

The thing that everyone is looking for is a dog.

This picture is so tricky that even people who are good at seeing optical illusions get it…
The big dog is right in front of you. Can you see it? Look at the picture below!

(Don’t stress if you can’t find it right away. We’ll show you how to do it until you understand…

7 News Perth says that a woman named Christina Suvo was the first person to share the picture.

Christina said she saw a dog in the picture.

But a lot of people were not sure. There don’t seem to be any living things in the picture. But believe me, that’s a dog.

The whole kitchen can be seen here. Now you can see the dog.

Don’t worry if you can’t find him. We also didn’t see it at first.

We’ll solve this optical illusion the way most people do: by cutting the picture up into squares.

Start with the top left square and work your way down.

Have you yet found the dog? He’s in box four, which is a clue.

Click on the picture below to find out exactly where the dog is!

Even though it’s still hard to see him, you can probably make out the difference between his lighter stomach and the black carpet.

In the picture above, the arrows point to the dog’s eyes, ears, and stomach.

Yes, the black dog is still hard to see on the black carpet, but he’s there.

It’s easy to see that his stomach is lighter and the inside of his ears are pink.

You can see the dog better in the picture above if you’re still having trouble. This time, he’s getting extra attention.

Now you should be able to see the dog’s face very well. We love his big eyes and long nose. One of his ears looks like it’s backwards.

The dog is a black Labrador adult. That big of a dog was able to hide in this picture! Labradors usually weigh between 65 and 75 pounds (30 to 35 kilos).

Did the dog show up the first time?

This article is great for people who like optical illusions and clever Where’s Waldo pictures. Please share it on Facebook with your friends and family!

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