I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.

I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy.

Being a dad and being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and all the stuff I have to do... The trumpet requires a lot of diligence, and I haven't had the time.

I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time.

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible.

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

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

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

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.

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.

In the process of them developing this instrument, I've been playing the melodica in the style I would like the harmoniboard to be played, which is a mix between a harmonica and keyboard. I play with trumpet style techniques. I really like the mobility of being able to step off the piano and bring the music to the audience.

I was trying to become a legitimate trumpet player, and I had a scholarship to Eastman School of Music. I was really on my way. But I didn't take the scholarship. I got sidetracked, because when summers came around, I started playing with a rock-and-roll band.

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

A superb tenor voice, like a silver trumpet muffled in silk.

I first heard Miles Davis as a student, when I was struck by his extraordinary musicianship, and his work did affect some of the sounds of Simply Red. He was one of the reasons I chose to have a muted trumpet on 'Holding Back the Years.'

The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or trumpet. The pictures I want to draw I do with this crayon I chose, which is the bass.

I don't shout from the rooftops or blow my own trumpet. But I take a lot of satisfaction from the players and staff at clubs who recognise what I've done.

Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.