The Soloist
A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, and The Redemptive Power of Music
Violinists
Schizophrenics
Schizophrenia
Homeless persons
Friends and associates
Poverty
Mental health
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Friendship
Social aspects
Nonfiction
Biography
When Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' skid row, he found it impossible to walk away.More than thirty years earlier, Ayers had been a promising classical bass student at Juilliard—ambitious, charming, and also one of the few African-American…
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