We don't live in a jazz WORLD, unfortunately. I think if I had lived in a jazz world, I would have done OK. I'm not sure I would have done great. I'm a lover of jazz music, so I would have been happy, don't get me wrong. I GO to jazz CONCERTS like the BIGGEST jazz fan in world. The drag is that I don't play jazz for a LIVING.
Read MoreIt wasn't always easy - getting dumped by my female FRIENDS for their newfound boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends stung; I FELT like a jilted LOVER, heartbroken and WONDERING what I'd done WRONG. But it was also easier to forgive them, to accept what time and energy they were willing to offer, even if it was less than what I wanted.
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