I Like The Sparkle Of The Vibraphone.

When I Was 12, I Happened To See A Schoolmate Playing Percussion, And It Looked Interesting. I Asked For Lessons, And It Felt Right.

A Large Part Of My Work Has Been Collaborating With Composers; I Think We've Commissioned About 140 Pieces Now, A Lot Of Them Percussion Concertos.

Once You're In A Particular Country, And You're Surrounded By Musicians Who Are So Adept At Traditional Music, You Suddenly Realize How Much There Is To Explore And Digest And Learn And Experience.

And As I Grew Older, I Then Auditioned For The Royal Academy Of Music In London, And They Said, Well, No, We Won't Accept You, Because We Haven't A Clue - You Know - Of The Future Of A So-called 'deaf' Musician. And I Just Couldn't Quite Accept That.

I'm Not A Deaf Musician. I'm A Musician Who Happens To Be Deaf.