It WasnT Meant To Be Perfect: A Memoir

It WasnT Meant To Be Perfect: A Memoir

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Folk Musician, Broadway Composer, And Disability Advocate Gaelynn LeaS Warm, Funny, Poignant Memoir Is A Love Letter To Every Kind Of Body, To Music, And To Making It WorkInviting Us To Embrace All Of LifeS Experiences With Heart And Determinationgaelynn Lea Was Born With Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Her Parents Were Loving, CashStrapped Theater Kids, And She Grew Up Racing About In Her First Electric Wheelchair, Having Adventures With Her Siblings, And Handing Out Playbills At Her Parents Dinner Theater Shows. Transfixed By An Orchestra Performance In 5Th Grade, Gaelynn Was Determined To Play The Cello. When Her Shortened Limbs Made Playing The Instrument Challenging, She Employed A Familiar Tactic: Adapting. What If She Held A Violin Upright In Her Wheelchair, Like The WorldS Tiniest Cello? That What If Was The Key That Unlocked Her Lifelong Music Career.After Winning Npr MusicS Tiny Desk Concert In 2016, Lea Became A FullTime Touring MusicianAnd ThatS When She Began To Truly Struggle With The Inaccessibility Of The Music World. Out Of Necessity, She Became A Dedicated Advocate And Activist, Pushing Back Against The Prevailing Stereotypes, Assumptions, And Barriers With Her Own Gently Defiant Style. LeaS Warm, Funny, DeeplyFelt Memoir Addresses Love And Faith, Sexuality And Mortality, The Frustration And The Joy Of Difference. She Shows How Disability Inspires And Enables Unique And Indispensable Contributions To The World, And Reminds Readers To Think Creatively, Fight For What They Love, And Savor The Journey.

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