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

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

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

Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

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.

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