Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

Music became a healer for me.

I've learned that music is such a healer.

From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

For me, it's about the music. I'm just the messenger, and I hope to do it as long as I live.