Every person with a disability has a slightly different kind of disability. Not everybody has the same problems. Usually the wheelchairs are the wheelchairs. It's the same height and so on. It's a problem.

I don't walk on stage unless I'm playing with a orchestra. But when I play a recital, I'm sort of on a scooter, and I just scoot very quickly on stage, and they're saying, wow, look at this. He's so fast.

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in.

A lot of people like to think that polio was a inspiration in what I do. I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have.

One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.

Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop.