was just to interact with all of
my classmates who were musi-
cians. And at that point, I sort of
envisioned myself, for all practi-
cal purposes, as coming out of
school and applying to a conser-
vatory and becoming a full-time
musician.
But that was not necessar-
ily what my mom and dad had
planned for me! They didn’t see
music as a viable way to make
a living. [Laughs] In my mom’s
mind, it was more about going
to college and getting what she
would consider a more legiti-
mate, or prestigious, job like an
engineer, or architect, or lawyer,
or doctor, or whatever.
But you didn’t do too badly
with your actual career choice!
No! [Laughs] Little did she
know I was going to make my
living as a baseball player!
And back when I was in high
school, I was playing Little
League on the side and I played
other sports as well; but they
were just a means to an end, as
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