Absolute Freedom is Loneliness: The Life of Singer Matthew Ryan

At 41, grainy voiced singer/songwriter Matthew Ryan's career comes with a catch. The issue for Ryan is not how to cultivate his mind, which he does whenever possible, but to find ways to free it from loneliness. In Ryan's case, as strange as it sounds, it's the loneliness of being faithful to his ideals that stirs problems. Not for him. But, well, for others. Ryan's mind is busy without end. He is absorbed in his work. If he were a traveler, he would eternally be walking alone in the desert. Not...