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.

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

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.

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

I've kept a diary since I was 11.

There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.

I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops.