Ali McMillan
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The silence was back. This time though Matt was staring into Ali's eyes just begging him for an answer. He knew he'd lost it but that was just it. Maybe he was lost.
"I'm serious, man. What's wrong with me, Ali? Why can't I just be happy and sing my songs. I'm not even happy singing other people's songs any more. I can't relate to any of them any more. Maybe I never could, but now it's as if the words are coming out half-formed. It's like the light has gone out. I'm just lying all the time."
Ali shifted in his chair, started flicking his fingers to fire the grains on the countertop towards Matt as if he was trying to score a goal, and maybe he was. Maybe he was.
"Okay Matt, you brought it up, let's talk about it."
A year on from winning the X Factor. A conversation between Matt and Ali about connections and disconnections, singing girls songs and accepting that sometimes labels mean nothing at all. But most of all, about love and acceptance.