I found this quote but don't know who it is attributed to:
“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.”
After various informal research on various celebrities over time, I find a good number had character flaws that unfortunately led to their demise. As such, I prefer to not focus on the "skeletons in their closets".
Yes, I read about as a younger man, his lack of
"apparent compassion" to even grant Astrud Gilberto a small token royalty on her initial recorded performance on the "The Girl from Ipanema".
(Could this have been a contributing factor to his drinking problem?)
I really don't know if this was his decision or that of the producers above him. My hunch is probably the latter and he was a representative "guinea pig", which often even today occurs on the political scene.
Remember too Charlie Parker, a musical genius, had a dark side that unfortunately led to his demise at an early age. The coroner who did his autopsy thought he was an older man in his what? 50's? The affect of years of drinking and drugs caught up with him.
Otherwise, just think of how we could have appreciated Charlie Parker performing into his senior years.
And, some may criticize me for saying this, but the apparent maintained bitterness of Astrude Gilberto years later for Stan's initial treatment of her on lack of royalties instead moving past that affected her overall happiness in life.
Thus, I prefer to appreciate musicians for their musical performances and not focus so much on their dark side or dark history. Remember, we all have a dark side within ourselves as well.
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