Talent, Violin, Juilliard, Paranoia, Rage, Trumpet, Untreated Mental Illness … the story was on NPR’s Fresh Air today April 22, 2008
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I had the opportunity to hear this interview today. I believe we are, almost any one of us, just a physical or mental illness, lost job, debilitating accident or natural disaster away from being homeless. I find stories like this fascinating. This could be any of us.
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Fresh Air from WHYY
Tuesday’s Show and Music
The Redemptive Power of Music, and Friendship
Three years ago, journalist Steve Lopez met a homeless musician on skid row in Los Angeles. He soon learned that the man, Nathaniel Ayers, had once been a promising violinist, and that he had left the Juilliard School because of his struggle with mental illness. Ayers is the subject of Lopez’s new book, The Soloist.
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