Sometimes My Dreams Are So Deep That

Do It Right Or Don't Do It At All. That Comes From My Mom. If There's Something I Want To Do, I'm One Of Those People That Won't Be Satisfied Until I Get It Done. If I'm Trying To Sing Something And I Can't Get It, I'm Going To Keep At It Until I Get Where I Want It.

I Was Born With Music Inside Me. Music Was One Of My Parts. Like My Ribs, My Kidneys, My Liver, My Heart. Like My Blood. It Was A Force Already Within Me When I Arrived On The Scene. It Was A Necessity For Me-like Food Or Water.

I Don't Know What Would Have Happened To Me If I Hadn't Been Able To Hear.

I Never Considered Myself Part Of Rock 'n' Roll. My Stuff Was More Adult. It Was More Difficult For Teenagers To Relate To; My Stuff Was Filled With More Despair Than Anything You'd Associate With Rock 'n' Roll. Since I Couldn't See People Dancing, I Didn't Write Jitterbugs Or Twists. I Wrote Rhythms That Moved Me. My Style Requires Pure Heart Singing.

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