There’s a new Luther Vandross documentary called In Luther: Never Too Much, which premiered Sunday at Sundance Film Festival. The film used interview footage and interviews from insiders who knew Luther to give an inside look at the R&B star’s life and career like never before.
Media Take Out learns that while the documentary, directed by David Porter, explores the Grammy-winner’s passion for music, global rise and sheds light on his personal struggles.
The one issue that it didn’t touch …. was the elephant in the room. The fact that Luther was GAY!!
Vandross, who sold over 40 million records worldwide and released 13 platinum albums throughout his career, died in 2005 at 54 due to complications from a 2003 stroke.
The movie did hint at Luther’s “trouble” with love.
Despite his ability to make people fall in love with his smooth vocals, Luther never got the romance he sang about.
“I’m still waiting,” Vandross said in an interview clip. “The time that was spent being in love was unfortunately always unrequited.”
His song “Any Love” was his favorite because it was the only one that was written completely autobiographically.
One interviewer alluded to Luther being gay …. but didn’t explicitly say it.
“I think because of the stigma back then, if he was gay, the thought of ‘coming out,’ he couldn’t bear it. He’d rather be alone than have that stigma attached,” Deborah McDuffie, a commercial producer, said.
When asked about his sexuality in an interview, he kept his answer simple: “I will neither deny or confirm… Mind your f—ing business.”
