Steve Grand called 2016 "the best year of my life" in a year-end Instagram post that highlighted both the ups and downs for the out singer over the past year.
The "All-American Boy" singer talked about how, in 2016, he was able "take back control of my life" and cut out some bad habits.
"It's been a year since I've taken a sip of alcohol, puffed on a cigarette, stumbled out of a club, or woke up and didn't know where I was," he said.
He also hinted at some of the controversies he stumbled into during the year, including when he said "young, good-looking, white, gay men" are easy targets for the media--which prompted criticism from queer people of color.
"In 2016 I better learned to own up to my mistakes/missteps/mis-speaks, learn from them, and then forgive myself and move on, even when others won't. I accepted that the universe and all the creatures in it owe me nothing: not fairness or truth or understanding, and in that way, I am just like everybody else. And all of that is okay."
