Elgar's first symphony is the musical equivalent of St Pancras Railway Station.
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.
It is quite untrue that British people don't appreciate music. They may not understand it but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.
I find brass bands have a melancholy sound. All right out of doors, of course - fifty miles away. Like bagpipes, they turn what had been a dream into a public nuisance.