As George Martin described it, 'I started playing things like , and various Chopin pieces, by ear. Where that gift came from, I don't know. There were certainly no professional musicians anywhere in the family. They just assumed '.

As George Martin described it, 'I remember one in particular when the Squadronaires band came to play, I hung around the stage, and when one of them asked if I was a musician mysself, I seized my chance and said airily, if brashly, I suppo…

As George Martin described it, 'If I had pinpoint one piece which really turned me on to music as a child, it wold be Debussy's . I was fifteen when I heard it played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with Boult conducting in my school hall. …