I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it's one on one, and that's exactly how I play.

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.

I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain.

Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body.

I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf.