Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way..

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late..

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 ther….

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes swe….

I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a con….

I like the sparkle of the vibraphone..

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities..

Music really is our daily medicine..

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts..

I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation..

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another..

There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem..

I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops..

I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home..

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body..

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deepe….

If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can wa….

I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain..

The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open ….

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 c….

Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face..