And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was inspired by my dad; he played trumpet in high school.
I can play the trumpet. Before I became an actor, I wanted to be the next Louis Armstrong. I started young and got to grade seven. When I turned 13, everyone started whipping out guitars, looking cool and joining rock bands, so I stopped playing.
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.
I was in the band when I was a kid, I played the trumpet.
When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion.
I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time.
I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.
I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up.
I played the trumpet for nine years, and then I joined the choir after that, and then I was in musicals in high school.
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