John Williams

Well, presently, our military bands, Marines and Army in Washington, are superb. Superb, yeah. The Marine band in Washington, there's a brass section that is equivalent to the Chicago Symphony. I mean, it's not an exaggeration to say. Wow, wow, that's cool. It's absolutely fantastic. Our principal trumpet, Tom Hooten, in L.A. Philharmonic, is the former Marine trumpeter.

Well, presently, our military bands, Marines and Army in Washington, are superb. Superb, yeah. The Marine band in Washington, there's a brass section that is equivalent to the Chicago Symphony. I mean, it's not an exaggeration to say. Wow, wow, that's cool. It's absolutely fantastic. Our principal trumpet, Tom Hooten, in L.A. Philharmonic, is the former Marine trumpeter.

Well, presently, our military bands, Marines and Army in Washington, are superb. Superb, yeah. The Marine band in Washington, there's a brass section that is equivalent to the Chicago Symphony. I mean, it's not an exaggeration to say. Wow, wow, that's cool. It's absolutely fantastic. Our principal trumpet, Tom Hooten, in L.A. Philharmonic, is the former Marine trumpeter.

He did, I don't know, two or three years in the Marine band there and then came here and auditioned in one Los Angeles Philharmonic. So it's been a big tradition in our country, band-to-band tradition.

He did, I don't know, two or three years in the Marine band there and then came here and auditioned in one Los Angeles Philharmonic. So it's been a big tradition in our country, band-to-band tradition.

He did, I don't know, two or three years in the Marine band there and then came here and auditioned in one Los Angeles Philharmonic. So it's been a big tradition in our country, band-to-band tradition.

Hey, look, there he is. I've been going up there for close to 50 years. You would never know it by the way I play. I never did play well. It's gotten worse over the years.

Hey, look, there he is. I've been going up there for close to 50 years. You would never know it by the way I play. I never did play well. It's gotten worse over the years.

Hey, look, there he is. I've been going up there for close to 50 years. You would never know it by the way I play. I never did play well. It's gotten worse over the years.

But I sit all day at the piano from early in the morning, lunch, just to keep working. And to keep this old bag of bones moving, I have to walk. And I'm living very close to the course, so I can go up there and walk. I try to walk for an hour, so that could be holes one, two, three, and four, or one, two, six, and seven, depending on the traffic and so on.

But I sit all day at the piano from early in the morning, lunch, just to keep working. And to keep this old bag of bones moving, I have to walk. And I'm living very close to the course, so I can go up there and walk. I try to walk for an hour, so that could be holes one, two, three, and four, or one, two, six, and seven, depending on the traffic and so on.

But I sit all day at the piano from early in the morning, lunch, just to keep working. And to keep this old bag of bones moving, I have to walk. And I'm living very close to the course, so I can go up there and walk. I try to walk for an hour, so that could be holes one, two, three, and four, or one, two, six, and seven, depending on the traffic and so on.

And I get a cart so that I can stay out of the way of people like you guys who can really play.

And I get a cart so that I can stay out of the way of people like you guys who can really play.

And I get a cart so that I can stay out of the way of people like you guys who can really play.

It's very relaxing. You don't have to entertain anybody or be entertained. I can mull and meditate things flashing through my mind.

It's very relaxing. You don't have to entertain anybody or be entertained. I can mull and meditate things flashing through my mind.

It's very relaxing. You don't have to entertain anybody or be entertained. I can mull and meditate things flashing through my mind.

Also, any golf course, such a piece of beautiful work, particularly when there's nobody on it. You can see the contours of this glorious green. It's a big park. It's a beautiful invention. Greatest possible luxury in a crowded urban area.

Also, any golf course, such a piece of beautiful work, particularly when there's nobody on it. You can see the contours of this glorious green. It's a big park. It's a beautiful invention. Greatest possible luxury in a crowded urban area.