James Rhodes

Internationally acclaimed pianist, James Rhodes, is still haunted by the violent sexual abuse he suffered for years from the age of six. How does he deal with the pain of the past?

HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to James Rhodes, internationally acclaimed concert pianist and successful recording artist. But read his account of his life and it resembles a nightmare. James Rhodes is still haunted by the violent sexual abuse he suffered for years from the age of six. He has written about how it drove him to drink, take drugs, self-harm and spend time in a psychiatric hospital. And how he was "saved by music", only rediscovering in his thirties that he could really play the piano. How does he deal with the pain of the past?

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30 minutes