The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort. ↗
My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut. ↗
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. ↗
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant. ↗
The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. ↗