Belgian - Musician | April 29, 1922 -
And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.
Toots Thielemans
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My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.
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The harmonica is a great instrument.
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Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians.
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Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!
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My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician.
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You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning.
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