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Neighborhood:Β RedΒ RidgeΒ Heights
Occupation:Β songwriterΒ /Β composerΒ /Β musicianΒ &Β ownerΒ ofΒ OffΒ TheΒ Record
Residency:Β bornΒ inΒ NZ,Β localΒ fromΒ ageΒ 3,Β leftΒ atΒ 18,Β returnedΒ 5Β yearsΒ ago
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BaileyΒ wasΒ bornΒ inΒ Wellington,Β NewΒ ZealandΒ andΒ movedΒ toΒ Sedona,Β ArizonaΒ ofΒ theΒ UnitedΒ StatesΒ whenΒ herΒ travelingΒ musicianΒ fatherΒ broughtΒ hisΒ girlfriendΒ andΒ motherΒ ofΒ hisΒ childΒ toΒ hisΒ hometown.Β HerΒ parentsΒ hadΒ metΒ onΒ theΒ artΒ sceneΒ andΒ theirΒ instantΒ chemistryΒ madeΒ aΒ temporaryΒ entanglementΒ permanentΒ whenΒ BaileyβsΒ painterΒ motherΒ becameΒ pregnantΒ withΒ her.Β InΒ ArizonaΒ BaileyΒ andΒ herΒ motherΒ wereΒ allΒ butΒ ditchedΒ inΒ SedonaΒ whileΒ herΒ fatherΒ continuedΒ hisΒ onΒ theΒ roadΒ lifestyleΒ pickingΒ upΒ withΒ bandsΒ andΒ playingΒ whenΒ andΒ whereΒ heΒ couldΒ asΒ aΒ professionalΒ musician.Β SheΒ andΒ herΒ motherΒ madeΒ theΒ mostΒ ofΒ itΒ butΒ theΒ vastΒ differenceΒ ofΒ SedonaΒ fromΒ whereΒ sheΒ wasΒ fromΒ madeΒ itΒ difficultΒ forΒ BaileyβsΒ mother.Β AsΒ soonΒ asΒ BaileyΒ wasΒ 18Β andΒ headedΒ toΒ NewΒ YorkΒ herΒ motherΒ hadΒ madeΒ theΒ moveΒ backΒ homeΒ toΒ NewΒ Zealand.Β TheΒ fondestΒ andΒ perhapsΒ someΒ ofΒ theΒ onlyΒ memoriesΒ sheΒ hadΒ ofΒ herΒ mostlyΒ absentΒ fatherΒ wereΒ ofΒ himΒ puttingΒ aΒ guitarΒ inΒ herΒ handsΒ andΒ teachingΒ herΒ howΒ toΒ playΒ theΒ strings.Β BaileyΒ alsoΒ learnedΒ toΒ playΒ theΒ pianoΒ andΒ maybeΒ itΒ wasΒ noΒ surpriseΒ howΒ musicallyΒ andΒ artisticallyΒ inclinedΒ sheΒ was.Β TheΒ desireΒ toΒ beΒ aΒ songwriterΒ sentΒ herΒ toΒ NewΒ YorkΒ CityΒ whereΒ sheΒ workedΒ theΒ scene,Β partiedΒ tooΒ hardΒ atΒ times,Β andΒ madeΒ lifeΒ muchΒ moreΒ complicatedΒ thanΒ itΒ neededΒ toΒ be.Β However,Β BaileyΒ didΒ findΒ success,Β asΒ moreΒ thanΒ tenΒ ofΒ herΒ songsΒ areΒ onΒ theΒ recordsΒ ofΒ wellΒ knownΒ andΒ popularΒ artistsΒ outΒ today.Β AΒ fewΒ ofΒ themΒ evenΒ hitΒ songs.Β ReturningΒ toΒ Sedona,Β buyingΒ outΒ OffΒ TheΒ Record,Β cameΒ onΒ theΒ heelsΒ ofΒ layeredΒ heartbreak,Β writerβsΒ block,Β andΒ feelingΒ asΒ thoughΒ sheβdΒ lostΒ theΒ magic.
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InΒ Wellington,Β NewΒ ZealandΒ aΒ travelingΒ musicianΒ metΒ aΒ painterΒ duringΒ aΒ fairΒ inΒ theΒ artΒ district.Β WhatΒ hadΒ beenΒ meantΒ toΒ beΒ aΒ fleetingΒ connection,Β justΒ aΒ oneΒ orΒ twoΒ nightΒ affair,Β noΒ moreΒ thanΒ aΒ week,Β forΒ aΒ manΒ inΒ aΒ bandΒ onΒ theΒ roadΒ hadΒ lastingΒ consequences.Β AΒ flameΒ thatΒ burnedΒ brightΒ andΒ perfectΒ whenΒ containedΒ inΒ itsΒ somethingΒ toΒ beΒ rememberedΒ moment,Β hadΒ becomeΒ threatenedΒ withΒ theΒ suffocationΒ ofΒ aΒ lifelongΒ commitmentΒ whenΒ theΒ painterΒ foundΒ himΒ andΒ hisΒ bandΒ inΒ AustraliaΒ toΒ makeΒ himΒ awareΒ heΒ wasΒ toΒ haveΒ aΒ childΒ inΒ theΒ world.
ItΒ wasn'tΒ thatΒ heΒ hadn'tΒ wantedΒ aΒ childΒ orΒ didn'tΒ likeΒ them,Β he'dΒ justΒ neverΒ thoughtΒ ofΒ itΒ asΒ anΒ aspectΒ ofΒ hisΒ life.Β CreatingΒ andΒ playingΒ musicΒ wereΒ allΒ thatΒ trulyΒ matteredΒ toΒ him.Β Sure,Β heΒ wasΒ ableΒ toΒ seeΒ theΒ worldΒ becauseΒ ofΒ hardΒ workΒ andΒ talent.Β ThereΒ wereΒ amazingΒ peopleΒ he'dΒ metΒ throughΒ touringΒ andΒ pickingΒ upΒ withΒ thisΒ bandΒ orΒ that.Β SettlingΒ down?Β BeingΒ aΒ familyΒ man?Β NowΒ thatΒ wasΒ aΒ conceptΒ hisΒ headΒ andΒ heartΒ couldΒ neverΒ fullyΒ wrapΒ itselfΒ around.Β EvenΒ ifΒ heΒ fellΒ inΒ loveΒ withΒ hisΒ childΒ toΒ beΒ theΒ momentΒ he'dΒ learnedΒ he'dΒ createdΒ aΒ life.
TheΒ painter,Β ofΒ course,Β hadΒ beenΒ skepticalΒ fromΒ theΒ start.Β SheΒ knewΒ whatΒ theΒ veryΒ passionateΒ andΒ incrediblyΒ shortΒ affairΒ was,Β sawΒ itΒ atΒ faceΒ value,Β yetΒ stillΒ hopedΒ forΒ somethingΒ differentΒ whenΒ everythingΒ changedΒ theΒ momentΒ sheΒ receivedΒ positiveΒ testΒ results.Β He'dΒ leftΒ aΒ wayΒ toΒ contactΒ him,Β theΒ musician,Β andΒ she'dΒ traveledΒ toΒ AustraliaΒ toΒ tellΒ himΒ faceΒ toΒ face.Β WhatΒ resulted,Β whenΒ theΒ miniΒ tourΒ concludedΒ aΒ monthΒ later,Β wasΒ himΒ movingΒ inΒ withΒ herΒ atΒ herΒ homeΒ inΒ Wellington.Β TheyΒ welcomedΒ aΒ daughterΒ there,Β aΒ redheadΒ thatΒ showcasedΒ herΒ father'sΒ rootsΒ shiningΒ through.
EventuallyΒ theΒ musician'sΒ callΒ toΒ homeΒ hadΒ becomeΒ tooΒ muchΒ toΒ ignoreΒ andΒ theΒ smallΒ familyΒ packedΒ upΒ inΒ WellingtonΒ andΒ landedΒ aroundΒ theΒ worldΒ inΒ Arizona.Β TheyΒ settledΒ inΒ hisΒ hometownΒ ofΒ SedonaΒ withΒ theΒ promiseΒ ofΒ makingΒ moreΒ moneyΒ atΒ localΒ gigs.Β Though,Β itΒ wasn'tΒ longΒ beforeΒ heΒ wasΒ offΒ onΒ theΒ roadΒ andΒ sheΒ wasΒ leftΒ toΒ mostlyΒ raiseΒ aΒ spiritedΒ daughterΒ allΒ onΒ herΒ own.Β TheΒ ladiesΒ ofΒ theΒ houseΒ madeΒ theΒ bestΒ ofΒ it,Β BaileyΒ wasΒ encouragedΒ atΒ allΒ pointsΒ toΒ tapΒ intoΒ herΒ curiositiesΒ andΒ creativity,Β butΒ muchΒ toΒ theΒ painter'sΒ disappointmentΒ herΒ daughterΒ wasΒ moreΒ musicallyΒ inclinedΒ thanΒ drawnΒ toΒ paintsΒ andΒ canvas.
MostΒ ofΒ Bailey'sΒ relationshipΒ withΒ herΒ fatherΒ wasΒ throughΒ aΒ phoneΒ whileΒ heΒ wasΒ outΒ travelingΒ withΒ whateverΒ bandΒ heΒ couldΒ pickΒ upΒ with,Β eitherΒ inΒ theΒ countryΒ orΒ travelingΒ beyond.Β ThereΒ wereΒ rareΒ momentsΒ ofΒ herΒ fatherΒ beingΒ homeΒ forΒ aΒ spellΒ orΒ himΒ bringΒ herΒ andΒ herΒ motherΒ outΒ toΒ whereΒ heΒ wasΒ forΒ aΒ littleΒ visit.Β WhatΒ wasΒ clearΒ wasΒ thatΒ heΒ hadΒ noΒ realΒ intentionΒ ofΒ everΒ beingΒ domestic,Β andΒ thatΒ happenedΒ toΒ beΒ Bailey'sΒ firstΒ trueΒ heartbreakΒ inΒ life.Β HerΒ absenteeΒ father.Β Though,Β heΒ wasΒ veryΒ strongΒ inΒ hisΒ encouragementsΒ withΒ herΒ music.Β He'dΒ taughtΒ herΒ theΒ basicsΒ ofΒ playingΒ guitar,Β evenΒ boughtΒ BaileyΒ herΒ first,Β andΒ thenΒ sheΒ practicedΒ constantly.
TheΒ differenceΒ betweenΒ herΒ andΒ herΒ fatherΒ wasΒ thatΒ BaileyΒ tookΒ everythingΒ aΒ stepΒ further.Β She'dΒ alsoΒ learnedΒ toΒ playΒ piano.Β ByΒ theΒ timeΒ sheΒ wasΒ aΒ tweenΒ sheΒ wasΒ writingΒ herΒ ownΒ roughΒ musicΒ andΒ composingΒ songs.Β WhileΒ herΒ fatherΒ hadΒ beenΒ contentΒ masterfullyΒ playingΒ andΒ gettingΒ recognitionΒ forΒ hisΒ guitarΒ prowessΒ throughΒ other'sΒ songs,Β thatΒ hadn'tΒ beenΒ enoughΒ forΒ her.Β AtΒ 18,Β BaileyΒ ranΒ towardΒ NewΒ YorkΒ City.Β ButΒ itΒ wasΒ aΒ lotΒ harderΒ thanΒ sheΒ could'veΒ fathomed.Β AΒ tonΒ ofΒ failureΒ andΒ rejectionΒ alsoΒ meantΒ exposureΒ inΒ theΒ waysΒ she'dΒ neverΒ wanted.Β TheΒ stageΒ wasn'tΒ aΒ placeΒ sheΒ wantedΒ toΒ beΒ butΒ toΒ getΒ herΒ songsΒ heardΒ sheΒ hadΒ toΒ perform.Β AfterΒ yearsΒ ofΒ grindingΒ itΒ out,Β BaileyΒ eventuallyΒ foundΒ success.
BeingΒ apartΒ ofΒ theΒ undergroundΒ musicΒ sceneΒ meantΒ aΒ lotΒ ofΒ colorfulΒ characters,Β andΒ she'dΒ findΒ aΒ coupleΒ moreΒ heartbreaksΒ inΒ herΒ youngΒ lifeΒ there.Β AΒ badΒ roommateΒ thatΒ tookΒ advantageΒ ofΒ herΒ shelteredΒ innocence,Β aΒ friendΒ andΒ fellowΒ aspiringΒ songwriterΒ whoΒ wouldΒ stealΒ herΒ hardΒ workΒ andΒ claimΒ itΒ asΒ theirΒ own,Β butΒ nothingΒ comparedΒ toΒ theΒ depthsΒ ofΒ hellΒ thatΒ cameΒ alongΒ withΒ fallingΒ forΒ aΒ secretΒ addict.Β TheΒ relationshipΒ withΒ herΒ exΒ hadΒ beenΒ fullΒ ofΒ upsΒ andΒ downs,Β extremeΒ highsΒ andΒ lowsΒ atΒ points,Β andΒ testedΒ herΒ inΒ nearlyΒ everyΒ wayΒ possible.Β WhenΒ theΒ thirdΒ rehabΒ attemptΒ hadn'tΒ workedΒ thatΒ wasΒ whenΒ BaileyΒ finallyΒ quit,Β realizedΒ thatΒ noΒ matterΒ howΒ muchΒ sheΒ lovedΒ theyΒ wouldΒ alwaysΒ loveΒ somethingΒ elseΒ more.
ThatΒ wasn'tΒ theΒ worstΒ ofΒ it,Β though.Β OnceΒ again,Β theΒ biggestΒ heartbreakΒ ofΒ herΒ lifeΒ wouldΒ beΒ herΒ father.Β BaileyΒ followingΒ inΒ hisΒ footstepsΒ hadΒ beenΒ somethingΒ toΒ beΒ proudΒ of.Β ThereΒ wereΒ timesΒ heΒ evenΒ calledΒ inΒ favors,Β connectedΒ herΒ withΒ peopleΒ thatΒ couldΒ helpΒ honeΒ herΒ talents,Β andΒ putΒ inΒ wordΒ forΒ herΒ whereΒ itΒ reallyΒ counted.Β ItΒ wasΒ justΒ theΒ moreΒ successΒ sheΒ found,Β herΒ songsΒ featuringΒ onΒ majorΒ artist'sΒ recordsΒ andΒ someΒ ofΒ themΒ evenΒ beingΒ hitsΒ onΒ radio,Β theΒ moreΒ envyΒ wouldΒ turnΒ theirΒ relationshipΒ ugly.Β EventuallyΒ callsΒ wouldΒ stopΒ coming,Β recordΒ execsΒ andΒ artistsΒ wouldΒ passΒ onΒ herΒ work,Β andΒ BaileyΒ wouldΒ findΒ outΒ itΒ wasΒ herΒ fatherΒ wasΒ turningΒ themΒ allΒ againstΒ her.
WhenΒ she'dΒ leftΒ atΒ 18Β forΒ NewΒ YorkΒ herΒ mother,Β theΒ painter,Β hadΒ takenΒ thatΒ opportunityΒ toΒ goΒ backΒ homeΒ toΒ NewΒ Zealand.Β TheΒ houseΒ hadΒ beenΒ leftΒ forΒ BaileyΒ inΒ Sedona,Β andΒ whenΒ herΒ worldΒ seeminglyΒ hadΒ comeΒ toΒ anΒ endΒ sheΒ settledΒ inΒ whereΒ she'dΒ grownΒ up.Β OffΒ TheΒ RecordΒ wasΒ boughtΒ outΒ onΒ aΒ whim,Β stillΒ wantingΒ toΒ stayΒ connectedΒ toΒ musicΒ whileΒ notΒ beingΒ fullyΒ immersedΒ andΒ connectedΒ toΒ itΒ allΒ theΒ same.Β She'sΒ spentΒ theΒ lastΒ fiveΒ yearsΒ dealingΒ withΒ writer'sΒ block,Β grief,Β andΒ pieceΒ byΒ pieceΒ remodelingΒ herΒ homeΒ inΒ somethingΒ ofΒ aΒ symbolicΒ andΒ catharticΒ gesture.