Guilty Pleasures: Christian Sings The Blues, Part II

Recently, Morganobrien.com had the opportunity to pick the brain of Christian XXX--himself the brains behind the wonderful blog Christian Sings The Blues (Not safe for work) what follows is the second of the three-part story spawned by Christian's candid answers. Part 1 here


Christian eats out virtually every day (and has pics to prove it!)

I was most fascinated to learn that Christian grew up in the military, the son of an accomplished Air Force colonel, and had lived all over the US, moving from New Jersey to Massachusetts to Texas.

“The commissary let me work there as a bagboy for tips at 14,” said the former military brat, referring his time working at the military supermarket on Lackland Air Force Base (Note 5). “I loved that summer because I actually made money and then spent it on books to read. Good Lord, I am a nerd.”


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This nerdiness served Christian well, as he graduated from the University of Texas-San Antonio with a degree in history. While at UTSA, the athletic actor walked on to the basketball squad, eventually turning this on-court experience into coaching gigs at University of the Incarnate Word, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, and Brazoswood High School, where he was also a teacher (how freaking cool is that? Note 6).

The product of a Catholic upbringing in a conservative household, Christian has written about the concern he caused his parents with his life decision, most recently in a touching commemoration of his father’s 61st birthday in early December.

“I told my parents quickly, I wasn’t going to lie to them,” he said of his decision to join the industry. “I am an adult and I make my own decisions. I can’t control their reactions to me, so I wouldn’t attempt it.”

Regardless of people’s opinions (he calls us outsiders “civilians”) of the adult industry, it is readily apparent that Christian’s parents instilled within their son the core value of Excellence in All We Do. If form holds through this month, Christian will increase the number of annual scenes he’s performed for five years running. According to his Web site, in 2007 Christian performed 281 scenes, and was on pace to smash that for 2008, already surpassing last year's mark earlier this week. With an average of about $500 per scene, that’s a nifty six-figure annual salary (Note 7).

“If …anyone thinks that I was going to be miserable and have an honorable career while sinking into oppressive debt, as opposed to the ease of lifestyle I currently have and make four times the money, all of you are crazy,” he said. And with those numbers, it’s hard to argue with that kind of logic, especially in the current economic climate.

As for the future, Christian is focused on continuing to build upon his successful career. He currently has no plans to end up on the other side of the camera as a director, “unless it’s for a [point of view] series,” he joked, adding, “There is no retirement plan (Note 8). I don’t have a long-term plan except to save money and keep doing this for as long as I can. If for some reason I can no longer do this profession, I have enough of a nest egg to make the transition to another occupation without living on the street.”

This strong performance is a combination of Christian’s growing reputation in the industry (he has written that he considers himself among the top dozen or so male performers), the mainstreaming of adult entertainment (Note 9) and being comfortable in his own skin (and out of his clothes). And considering the massive popularity of his blog, what started earlier this year as “an experiment” certainly didn’t hurt Christian’s profile.

“It is going to be tough stopping on December 31,” said Christian. “I still am having second thoughts. I guess we will wait and see.”

In the interest of keeping Christian’s fingers typing, perhaps we can appeal to his weakness. Christian is a stat head: “What I am addicted to most of all is the affiliate program statistics. I love, love, love stats.”

So when you’re in the comfort of your own home (DEFINITELY NOT AT YOUR WORK COMPUTER), be sure to check out his site and contribute to his hits. Who knows—those hits might change his mind and inspire him to keep typing well into the New Year.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for Part 3: Christian on the Hot Seat

Note 5: I am now afraid to think of why Mrs. Morganobrien.com was always so eager to shop at the commissary.

Note 6: There will be no post-porn classroom redux for Christian who reports that adult entertainers would not be welcome working with high school students, to say nothing of the five-year hole in his resume.

Note 7: And this does not include the more than $1,000 Christian has earned from affiliates that advertise on his site.

Note 8: According to Christian, the average life span of a male performer is about 10 years.

Note 9: Interestingly, the mainstreaming of the industry has had the counterintuitive effect of drawing more female talent in front of the camera, a trend not lost on Christian. “As a male, it hasn’t affected me much, but if I were a girl, I would be pissed,” he said. “There is now a huge explosion of new porn girls.”