Clay Aiken Addresses The Gay Question By Not Answering It

People Magazine got Clay Aiken to sit down and discuss his transformation since we first met him on America Idol. They also dropped the bomb question which was cleverly avoided. A simple yes or no would have done but Clay didn't want to give it that much validity. When asked if he was gay, Clay went on to discuss how he got blamed for things as a child with or without proof that he was actually guilty... huh?
On whether he's gay: "What do you say (to that question)? ... It's like when I was 8. I remember something would get broken in the house, and Mom and Dad would call me in and say, 'Did you do this?' Well, it didn't matter what I said. The only thing they would believe was yes. ... People are going to believe what they want."
On the panic attacks he suffered after Idol: "I'd walk into a room and say to myself, 'I am not going to have a problem when these people stare at me.' ... But then (in) that situation, my heart would start pumping, and I'd start sweating and looking around nervously and shaking. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack."
On taking the anti-anxiety drug Paxil: "I said (to my doctor), 'Listen, I don't want to go to a therapist. I have nothing against therapists. I want to think I can do this on my own.' And she recommended that I try a medication. ... Now I can sit here; I can go into a store; I can handle a photo shoot. I'm able to get rid of all that stuff in the periphery. It makes everything easier."
On the future: "I want to be a father so badly. I want (kids) one day. Not now. ... I would love to adopt. There's an orphanage not too far from my house, and I've been up before with church. I always thought, 'What happens to those kids who have the potential to go to college but just can't afford it?' I've been t