A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.
There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it; without it the brain and the hand would be helpless.
Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.