Busby was born in Tyler, Texas.[1] He studied piano as a child, playing with the Houston Symphony when he was fifteen.[2] He attended Yale where he studied music in college, but once graduated, began working as a traveling salesman.[2] At age 40 he had an "epiphany" and began to compose, a direction which surprised him.[3]
In 1977, with the assistance of Virgil Thomson, he moved to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City where he has written most of his work.[2] Living at the Hotel Chelsea brought him into contact with numerous cultural figures. One of them was dancer Rudolf Nureyev and his then-partner Wallace Potts. Potts gave Paul Taylor a recording by Busby's music, which led to Busby writing the score for Taylor's dance Runes.[2] Regarding his scores for Paul Taylor's dance "Runes" and Robert Altman's film 3 Women, Busby said "Those two pieces are acknowledged as masterpieces, so that I know they’ll last beyond me,” Mr. Busby said. “Not because what I did was a masterpiece, but I was part of it."[3]
In 1985 Busby was diagnosed with HIV as was his partner Samuel Byers. Byers died on December 14, 1993; the couple had been together for 18 years. "Sam’s death was just unbearable...He lost his mind and withered away. I was there the whole time with him and taking care of him, so I just went nuts."[3] After a bout of depression and drug addiction, he became sober and began composing again. In 2007, his monthly income amounted to $658 from Social Security, $78 in disability payments, and $156 in food stamps. Income from his music was undependable; in a good month he could get $1000, or nothing. The New York Times ran him as one of their "most neediest cases."[3] Through the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Busby was able to receive $754.96 for digitizing recordings originally made on perishable cassette tape.[3]
Despite being HIV positive, he claims that his immune system has regenerated, something he attributes to his daily practice of reiki.[2] He continues to live at the Hotel Chelsea.[2]
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^In the interview with Adam Gopnik he indicated that there was a Baptist minister as part of his growing up.
gerald, busby, born, december, 1935, texas, born, american, composer, born, 1935, december, 1935, tyler, texasnationalityamericanoccupationcomposerknown, for3, women, runesbusby, born, tyler, texas, studied, piano, child, playing, with, houston, symphony, when. Gerald Busby born December 16 1935 is a Texas born American composer Gerald BusbyBorn 1935 12 16 December 16 1935 age 87 Tyler TexasNationalityAmericanOccupationcomposerKnown for3 Women RunesBusby was born in Tyler Texas 1 He studied piano as a child playing with the Houston Symphony when he was fifteen 2 He attended Yale where he studied music in college but once graduated began working as a traveling salesman 2 At age 40 he had an epiphany and began to compose a direction which surprised him 3 In 1977 with the assistance of Virgil Thomson he moved to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City where he has written most of his work 2 Living at the Hotel Chelsea brought him into contact with numerous cultural figures One of them was dancer Rudolf Nureyev and his then partner Wallace Potts Potts gave Paul Taylor a recording by Busby s music which led to Busby writing the score for Taylor s dance Runes 2 Regarding his scores for Paul Taylor s dance Runes and Robert Altman s film 3 Women Busby said Those two pieces are acknowledged as masterpieces so that I know they ll last beyond me Mr Busby said Not because what I did was a masterpiece but I was part of it 3 In 1985 Busby was diagnosed with HIV as was his partner Samuel Byers Byers died on December 14 1993 the couple had been together for 18 years Sam s death was just unbearable He lost his mind and withered away I was there the whole time with him and taking care of him so I just went nuts 3 After a bout of depression and drug addiction he became sober and began composing again In 2007 his monthly income amounted to 658 from Social Security 78 in disability payments and 156 in food stamps Income from his music was undependable in a good month he could get 1000 or nothing The New York Times ran him as one of their most neediest cases 3 Through the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Busby was able to receive 754 96 for digitizing recordings originally made on perishable cassette tape 3 Despite being HIV positive he claims that his immune system has regenerated something he attributes to his daily practice of reiki 2 He continues to live at the Hotel Chelsea 2 References edit In the interview with Adam Gopnik he indicated that there was a Baptist minister as part of his growing up a b c d e f Gopnik 2015 a b c d e Rehrmann 2007 Bibliography editRehrmann Alexis 2007 12 16 Back From the Edge and Living His Life Note by Note New York Times Retrieved 2015 09 06 Gopnik Adam 2015 06 15 The Last Living Bohemian in Chelsea Tells All New Yorker Retrieved 2015 09 06 Lucas Craig Winter 1997 Gerald Busby BOMB Artists in Conversation Vol 58 Retrieved 2015 09 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald Busby amp oldid 1032387446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
