Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.

When I'm having a rehearsal and there are new guys who come in to try out for the job, I always let my conductor rehearse them. Because I don't want the guy to get bent out of shape, because I walk in.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.

Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.

I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.