The old adage, that "music is a universal language", is really true.

The first time I ever found Paste I thought somebody just might have finally made a magazine using only the contents of my brain. I read it cover to cover every single month.

If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

If it is a good song, it is a good song. The Beatles were pop, the beach boys were pop and it's the best music of all time.

The old adage, that "music is a universal language", is really true.

Music is generally important to blind people, and most of the blind people that I have come into contact, through my parents, music is very special to them.

I was trained professionally to connect with people as a therapist. That's job number one, having a empathetic regard towards someone who is sitting right across from you. Being able to pull whatever their needs are, their desires and the things that are troubling them and being able to address that in some way.