Nathaniel Ayers was a double bassist at Juilliard, but he suffered a series of psychotic episodes in his early 20s, was treated with thorazine at Bellevue, and ended up living homeless on the streets of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles 30 years later.
Nathaniel Ayers era contrabaixista na Juilliard, mas sofrera uma série de episódios psicóticos quando tinha 20 e poucos anos, fora tratado com Thorazine em Bellevue e acabara por ser um sem-abrigo nas ruas de Skid Row, na baixa de Los Angeles, 30 anos depois.