Courtney Pine
British jazz musician
When I realised that I could be a musician. I was 16.
When were you happiest?
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An eight-hour walk along the north Cornwall coast with my eldest children - aged eight and 10. Whoever has eight hours of solid conversation with their children? I loved every minute.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2009 source ↗
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