Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.

Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.

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

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