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Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.
Paul Desmond
Jazz
Writing
We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later years they'd say, 'Oh', which amounts to the same thing.
Paul Desmond
Years
I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.
Paul Desmond
Age
Father