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

If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can walk.

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined.

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

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've kept a diary since I was 11.