Singer-songwriter Steve Grand says he's
“blown away” by the response to his first video for the track
All-American Boy.
The video, released last week, went
viral on YouTube and has gained national attention.
All-American Boy tells a
well-worn story of unrequited love, except the pairing in this video
are two men. Grand's character falls hard for another young man.
Despite sharing a kiss in a lake, the other man says he's just
looking for friendship. (Watch
the video in our video library.)
In
a Facebook post, Grand said that before releasing the video he
was “twisted up in a big knot.”
“I was scared I wouldn't be able to
pay off my credit card debt from the video shoot, and not be able to
pay rent and ultimately be evicted from my apartment. I was scared
my parents would be ashamed of me. I was scared I would lose my
jobs,” Grand wrote.
Grand said that the positive response
has “forever changed me.”
“You have inspired me. We are going
to take this world by storm. I love you guys … I feel though I
don't know all of you personally we are connected in a very special
way somehow … in our aching and our longing. In our desire to make
the world a better place by being leaders and by being brave … from
all the messages I have read … I can be honest when I say I am
blown away by your bravery.”
Meanwhile, a 2010 DNA Magazine photo
spread of Grand under the name Steve Chatham surfaced. Grand told
male gay entertainment blog The
Backlot that he was not ashamed of the semi-nude layout.
“The human body is something to be
celebrated,” he said.