I spent a lot of years thinking I had missed my chance. Life had already taken me through addiction, recovery, regret, faith, family, and more than a few hard lessons. By the time I got sober at 48, music felt like something I loved — not something I was still allowed to chase. Turns out, I was wrong. Music has always been part of my life. I’ve played it, written it, walked away from it, come back to it, and probably used it to say things I didn’t know how to say any other wa