Becoming a musician is a strange thing. It's not all cupcakes and ice cream. You're trying to master an instrument, and you sometimes can't tell if you're getting better. You love it, but you also hate it.

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• Kamasi Washington:

  I've had experiences where people say, 'I hated jazz before I heard you guys!' I'm like, 'You didn'