Faking his death didn’t keep him out of prison -- but Bart Bryars found a life of music

A creative and productive life didn't come easy for Bart Bryars, but once he got there he knew the value of it.

A creative and productive life didn't come easy for Bart Bryars, but once he got there he knew the value of it.Jen Bryars

Asking Bart Bryars if he’s a late bloomer gets a big laugh.

“Everyone in my family, everyone that knows me closely like that, will tell you I don’t have a lick of common sense,” says Bryars. “I don’t. A lot of the trouble and just making things worse and worse back in those days was just a young Bart with no common sense.”

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