I Try To Plant Myself

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 Just Assumed The World Was Full Of Solo Percussionists. I Couldn't Find Sticks Or Music Or Anything Where I Was, But That Was Expected Because There Was Nothing There Anyway. And I Think That Was Possibly The Greatest Asset For Me, Just Not Knowing.

I Love Out-of-the-way, Rugged Places. For Me, Holidays Are About The Experiences, And The People, And The Memories, Rather Than Sitting On A Nice Beach Getting Tanned. I Try To Plant Myself Where I Am And Embrace What Is There In Front Of Me.

I Didn't Decide To Become A Musician Until The Age Of 15, Which Is Quite Late.

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.