Simon 'Blue' Robinson
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And so he became a conductor in Vienna.
He...
He would have a, with the Sony Walkman, I bought him a yellow Sony Walkman, and he would go to the beach and he'd be naked on the beach there.
I always wore shorts, just to be a bit more reserved.
And he asked me to cook some soft-boiled eggs, which of course I took to the beach as a lunch.
And of course they hardened in the shells, even though I put them in foil.
And he was on the beach.
We were surrounded by hundreds of people.
And he screamed at me because he had the earphones on, so he couldn't hear himself.
He said, you didn't think they're blue.
You didn't think there were enough rocks on this beach, so you brought your own.
And then carried on.
Naked with his yellow Walkman.
With an orchestral score in front of him.
Beethoven.
And I said, oh, thanks, boss.
I think that every day I got stronger.
Every day I got a little better, a little wiser.
I made mistakes all the time.
Every day he got weaker.