I've never stopped learning.

The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

I learned what I need to do in the long jump, what I needed to do in the javelin and I've been able to rectify those events. It's been a bit of a learning curve, which is good.

I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm at some of the mistakes I made. But we're all learning every day we never stop. I just hope people keep on liking what I do. That gives me such a kick.