Steve Lopez
Steve Lopez appears in the following:
Illness and Music, Up Close
Thursday, April 24, 2008
"The Soloist" is a new book by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez that tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard. Ayers becomes homeless on the streets of downtown L.A., playing the violin and the cello. Lopez joins us ...
Passion of a Tragic Prodigy
Thursday, April 24, 2008
When the columnist Steve Lopez spotted a homeless man playing a battered violin, he knew he’d found a story. He didn’t realize the story would change his life. Today on Soundcheck, Lopez talks about a promising musician's journey from Juilliard into mental illness. Later: the members of Hymns left North ...