There are enough people in the world who are going to write you off. You don't need to do that to yourself.

People who bullied me have matured now. Some are good friends.

My singing silenced the bullies, but better than that, it silenced the demons inside me. When you're jeered at, told to shut up, sit still, stop being silly, there's a cacophony of noise rolling around in your head. When I was singing, it was peaceful.

I was always musical - yelling when I was a baby, singing into a brush and singing in the shower.

When you sing, you put on a persona. I hide behind that person on stage. You can feel like death, but you have to put it on. The audience wants to see someone smiley.

There are enough people in the world who are going to write you off. You don't need to do that to yourself.

I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.