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.

A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.

I've kept a diary since I was 11.

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

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

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

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that.