Street Player by Danny Seraphine

Author:Danny Seraphine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2010-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

With the fruits of the constant touring and chart-topping success, I bought a gorgeous Tudor home for Rose and my girls in Westlake Village, California. It was a wonderful piece of property with a detached guesthouse I decided to make into a home recording studio. A professional designer from Westlake Audio came in and put it together with state-of-the-art sound equipment. There was even a drop-down Murphy bed in case anyone wanted to crash for the night. Since the studio was completely soundproof, it was the ideal sleep chamber. It quickly became the perfect place for Chicago to rehearse. And the location was ideal because I never had to worry about showing up late for band practice!

The stunning home and studio may have been a newfound luxury, but there was also an unfortunate downside to the success and good fortune. Rose and I both knew we were at a crossroads in our relationship, and the move to Westlake was a last-ditch effort to save our marriage. I figured that if we bought our dream home somehow everything would be miraculously repaired between us. It turned out we were both fooling ourselves.

Our location might have changed, but our marital problems stayed the same. The excitement of our new home didn’t change the fact that our marriage had been imploding for years. We weren’t going to be starting over with a clean slate. There was no overlooking my cheating and how I had disrespected Rose. Not long after relocating, she and I decided it was best for the two of us to separate.

Rose and my daughters deserved much better treatment from me. I had failed miserably as a husband to her and as a father to my two little girls. I was devastated at the thought that they would have to grow up without a full-time father in their lives. But I only had myself to blame. Nobody had forced me to do the things I had done. I repeatedly gave in to the temptations of the rock-star lifestyle and I alone was responsible for my awful behavior.

When it came time to sit our daughters down and explain the situation, I was heartbroken. After hearing the news, my oldest daughter Krissy ran up and wrapped her tiny arms around my neck. The tears streamed down her face as she cried.

“Who’s gonna take care of you, Daddy?” she sobbed.

I couldn’t have felt lower. Instead of showing anger at the situation, she was worried about what was going to happen to me. It was a moment I will never forget.

Rose and I may have been separated, but she and the girls were never that far out of my life. I bought another house in Westlake only a few blocks away for her and my daughters to live in. I wanted to keep them as close to me as possible. If I couldn’t be around on a daily basis, having them live in the same neighborhood was the next best thing. I was determined to keep a great relationship with my daughters.

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