Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.

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

And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called 'deaf' musician. And I just couldn't quite accept that.

I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.

The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve.

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.