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Conversation at dinner time tonight…

Daddy: “Emilia, what instrument would you like to learn to play when you are a bit older?”

Emilia (in quiet, reflective mode): “Mmmm, I like the piano”

Daddy: “And what about you Esther?”

Esther (with all the audacity and supreme confidence a little 2 year old could ever muster): “THE DRUMS!!!!!!!”

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Suppose I’ll have to introduce her to Larry Mullen, the drummer from U2, one day. He plays with finesse and poise, although you wouldn’t have guessed from his recent description of drumming:

Drumming is a visceral, violent discipline and for those who are not specialized in the field, like me (I am a street drummer, I have had a few lessons here and there), there is nothing romantic about this relationship. It is pure violence and that is the way I like to have it!