Don Cheadle
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Just like stay with it. So I started doing that. And then I took a gig, actually. the Rat Pack movie and playing Sammy Davis Jr., who played drums and played trumpet and, you know, gun twirled and could play piano. And so I kind of went back to school again, having private, you know, having lessons from all of these teachers to learn how to do all these different things.
Just like stay with it. So I started doing that. And then I took a gig, actually. the Rat Pack movie and playing Sammy Davis Jr., who played drums and played trumpet and, you know, gun twirled and could play piano. And so I kind of went back to school again, having private, you know, having lessons from all of these teachers to learn how to do all these different things.
And that's when I started trying to pick up the trumpet, which became something that was going to, I didn't know I was going to need later. when I did the Miles Davis thing. I've been playing bass more than anything lately and piano more than anything lately.
And that's when I started trying to pick up the trumpet, which became something that was going to, I didn't know I was going to need later. when I did the Miles Davis thing. I've been playing bass more than anything lately and piano more than anything lately.
And that's when I started trying to pick up the trumpet, which became something that was going to, I didn't know I was going to need later. when I did the Miles Davis thing. I've been playing bass more than anything lately and piano more than anything lately.
I haven't gone back to the sax. I bought a really beautiful brand new sax and let this dude play and he just recorded an album with it. It's always in the periphery somewhere. I think the most amazing musical experience I had in the last couple of years was Rob Glasper was at his, he was recording something. He said, hey, come by, come listen.
I haven't gone back to the sax. I bought a really beautiful brand new sax and let this dude play and he just recorded an album with it. It's always in the periphery somewhere. I think the most amazing musical experience I had in the last couple of years was Rob Glasper was at his, he was recording something. He said, hey, come by, come listen.
I haven't gone back to the sax. I bought a really beautiful brand new sax and let this dude play and he just recorded an album with it. It's always in the periphery somewhere. I think the most amazing musical experience I had in the last couple of years was Rob Glasper was at his, he was recording something. He said, hey, come by, come listen.
And I said, yeah, keep a track open because I'm going to bring the bass and I'm just going to like, you know, kill you guys with some shit. So just keep the track open. I was completely joking. And so I came over and I listened to him for a while and he goes, okay, here's the bass. Let's go. I said, no, no, no. I was joking. I don't want to play. He's like, oh, no, you're going to play.
And I said, yeah, keep a track open because I'm going to bring the bass and I'm just going to like, you know, kill you guys with some shit. So just keep the track open. I was completely joking. And so I came over and I listened to him for a while and he goes, okay, here's the bass. Let's go. I said, no, no, no. I was joking. I don't want to play. He's like, oh, no, you're going to play.
And I said, yeah, keep a track open because I'm going to bring the bass and I'm just going to like, you know, kill you guys with some shit. So just keep the track open. I was completely joking. And so I came over and I listened to him for a while and he goes, okay, here's the bass. Let's go. I said, no, no, no. I was joking. I don't want to play. He's like, oh, no, you're going to play.
And it became sort of like... you know, trial by fire. And I don't play like that. But when you play with great musicians, you know that they lift you up. Yeah. It's just like acting.
And it became sort of like... you know, trial by fire. And I don't play like that. But when you play with great musicians, you know that they lift you up. Yeah. It's just like acting.
And it became sort of like... you know, trial by fire. And I don't play like that. But when you play with great musicians, you know that they lift you up. Yeah. It's just like acting.
You seem to be like so great at surrounding your life with the things that
You seem to be like so great at surrounding your life with the things that
You seem to be like so great at surrounding your life with the things that
means you know have great value to music acting family you always seem to be in a great mood too like is golf yeah um how do you do that how do you for people who don't know how to do that where where they're like i'm i'm in this rut like to us we've all found the thing that we love to do or things we love to do yeah um how did you learn how to gravitate towards the good versus the bad
means you know have great value to music acting family you always seem to be in a great mood too like is golf yeah um how do you do that how do you for people who don't know how to do that where where they're like i'm i'm in this rut like to us we've all found the thing that we love to do or things we love to do yeah um how did you learn how to gravitate towards the good versus the bad
means you know have great value to music acting family you always seem to be in a great mood too like is golf yeah um how do you do that how do you for people who don't know how to do that where where they're like i'm i'm in this rut like to us we've all found the thing that we love to do or things we love to do yeah um how did you learn how to gravitate towards the good versus the bad