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I do a mean mouth trumpet.

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves.

Not wishing to blow my own trumpet, I'm as near to being the perfect dog owner as it is possible to be.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.

To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.