Susan King

A Light Bulb Moment

" ... it's as if the human voice is being used as a musical instrument " he's telling me earnestly " ... the purity of sound ... you have to be there!" Yeah, yeah! I'm thinking and what about the silly stories, the way-out plots, and it all being in a language I don't understand ... It's a shame really, because Uncle Jack, despite his funny taste in music, is one of my favourite people. I love him to bits, and would do anything – wouldn't I? – to please him ...

La Bohème –
all the way home
the tears