blow by blow

I play the saxophone.

It was my main instrument growing up.
Alto sax, then tenor and eventually I picked up the soprano saxophone. I've always really enjoyed playing. I've learned that who I am as a horn player is linked to how I am hardwired as a person.
I used to get down on myself for not being able to play like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker or Paul Desmond. But their lives were extremely different than mine. They lived life through their time, and their experiences. The hardships they went through - the life choices they made, are what made them the great players they were.
Their gifts are unique to them.
My gifts are unique to me.
I now get it.

Fine. -- EAG