Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781423499480)

Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, and country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's heartland and about barely remembering a time when she didn't know she was different. The youngest of three children, Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of the country-music world, only to find herself trapped in a place she hadn't foreseen, but had to face.

From high-school homecoming queen to successful recording artist with her first hit single, "Shut Up and Drive " Wright's journey was dictated by keeping the truth of who she was closeted in a world in which country music stars had never been - and could not be - openly gay. Working with the biggest names in Nashville, she navigated these treacherous waters until the charade took too great a toll.

Ultimately, as she reveals in this candid and outspoken work, Wright found the courage to untangle herself from the image of the country music star she'd become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about who - and what - a country artist is, and what fans expect that artist to be.

Author: Chely Wright
ISBN-10: 1423499484
ISBN-13: 9781423499480
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 334
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.80d