I would have begged and borrowed the extra money I needed to accept the small scholarship Harvard offered me. I'd probably be a lawyer now and maybe a Congressperson. Would I have played as much great music had I done that? Probably not . . . I spent a good chunk of my adult life being under-employed so my job wouldn't interfere too much with my music.

If I hadn't moved to Seattle as a young adult I might not have ever gotten into folk music. I'd probably still be playing keyboards in jazz fusion or progressive rock bands in Michigan.