Dorsey was a special influence. If you wanted to be a bandleader, he's the guy you needed to work with, ... You could learn a lot from him. As a brass player, it was like going to college. Every day, it was like private lessons.
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Dorsey's sound kind of stayed with me. Plus, I have a flamboyant personality - and that gets in there, too. Your sound is a reflection of your personality and your environment. What you hear first in your life stays with you. The type of sounds you hear will have an influence on you later.Doc Severinsen
Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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I'm a Swede who loves Italian food it's the culture I identify with mostly. I love the people and everything about them.
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