Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder And

I Don't Sing A Song Unless I Feel It. The Song Don't Tug At My Heart, I Pass On It. I Have To Believe In What I'm Doing.

Learning To Read Music In Braille And Play By Ear Helped Me Develop A Damn Good Memory.

I Was Born With Music Inside Me. That's The Only Explanation I Know Of

Many Times During Auditions, I Was Told That I Couldn't Carry A Note With A Bucket, And That I Sure Couldn't Play The Piano.

When I Was Going Blind, I Didn't Turn To God. It Didn't Seem To Me Then - And It Doesn't Seem To Me Now - That Those Items Were His Concern. Early On, I Figured I Better Begin To Learn How To Count On Myself, Instead Of Counting On Supernatural Forces.