Award-Winning Composer Says Sales Soared After He ‘Walked Away’ From Democratic Party

Award-Winning Composer Says Sales Soared After He ‘Walked Away’ From Democratic Party
Musician Al Conti arrives at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center on Feb. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. Conti’s album “Northern Seas”  was nominated for a Grammy. Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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The WalkAway movement, launched in late May by gay NYC hairdresser Brandon Straka, is bringing together Americans from all walks of life—every race, class, sexual orientation, and nationality—seeking to simply be “allowed” to say what they think and be who they are.