It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.