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Toots Thielemans

"Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians."

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"My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine."
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"My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician."
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"You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning."
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"And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality."
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"Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians."
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