Nature was my kindergarten.

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Saving was slow and painful.

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The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.

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My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.

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I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.

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With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.

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I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.

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Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

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Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

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Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

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