Episode Synopsis ""I was forced to break rules to maintain my sanity...""

Retracing the steps of my creative history as a musical multi-hyphenate & storytelling artist. / Soundtrack music playing: "Up (Why Am I So Square)" [Composed by Fictionaleyez]

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