He was a singer, a songwriter, a piano player, a failed painter, a highly successful and systematic drinker, a gradual wreck, and a star.

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Now Josh, the I'm-going-to-be-a-reporter-someday crew member, and Michael, the I-really-want-to-be-a-rock-star prompter operator, were around me, wearing the same expression you'd have after witnessing a car wreck.

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