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He was also balancing a life of superstardom, a sham marriage arranged by his record label, a severe drug addiction and his homosexuality. And he was on his way to perform for the Texas Police Chiefs Association when he decided to stop at an area where gay men were known to cruise for hookups.

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By Mary Colurso mcolurso al. Euphoria, drugs, feeling confident that maybe one of these handsome people running around there might know who I am He balls his hands into fists as he recalls the moment he exposed himself to an undercover police officer.

Ty Herndon, a country singer from Alabama, talks about his roller-coaster life and career -- which includes mainstream success, drug addiction, an arrest for indecent exposure, a “sham marriage. His personal life has been the subject of mainstream media for other reasons, including his struggles with drug addiction and mental health.

Herndon gained further media attention in after he came out as gay, becoming the first mainstream male country music singer to do so. In he became the first major male country music artist to come out as gay and released the critically acclaimed albums "House on Fire" and "Got It Covered" and launched the annual Concert For Love & Acceptance.

A full interview with Herndon will be published as the cover story in People on Friday. That was.

Ty Herndon Finds Inner : Ty Herndon is opening his heart and pulling back the curtains on his life and career in his candid brand new memoir, What Mattered Most, set for release March 31 on Dey Street Books

Herndon, 60, has spent most of his life in the closet. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Ty made a triumphant comeback beginning in with the release of “Orphans of God,” a duet with Kristin Chenoweth that peaked at number one on the iTunes charts. Herndon says he he hit rock bottom inwhich prompted his suicide attempt. Herndon -- who grew up in Butler, a small town in Choctaw County, and graduated from Austin High School in Decatur -- moved to Nashville as a young man to try his luck at country music.