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

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

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 walk.

As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full.

It's the things that you notice when you're not actually with your instrument that, in fact, become so interesting, and that you - you want to explore, through this tiny tiny surface of a drum.

I want to be able to say on my deathbed that I reached a few people. That would be very nice, just to be able to say that.