The Only Music I Don't Like Is

Every Day, My Daddy Told Me The Same Thing. 'once A Task Is Just Begun, Never Leave It Till It's Done. Be The Labour Great Or Small, Do It Well Or Not At All.'

You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff

I Got In The School Band And The School Choir. It All Hit Me Like A Ton Of Bricks, Everything Just Came Out. I Played Percussion For A While, And Stayed After School Forever Just Tinkering Around With Different Things, The Clarinets And The Violins.

Music Was The One Thing I Could Control. It Was The One World That Offered Me Freedom. When I Played Music, My Nightmares Ended. My Family Problems Disappeared. I Didnt Have To Search For Answers. The Answers Lay No Further Than The Bell Of My Trumpet And My Scrawled, Pencilled Scores. Music Made Me Full, Strong, Popular, Self-reliant And Cool.

If I Don't Have A Mother, I'll Let Music Be My Mother.