I am so happy that I didn't go to school and I didn't have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly.

I am so happy that I didn't go to school and I didn't have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly. And what you do with music and what is the correct way to write it and what is not the correct way to write it.

Maybe we didn’t have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.

We’re all capable if we have faith and passion.

It’s really strange, but they speak to me – the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.

My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life’s experiences and translate them into music – music that hopefully creates an impact on the listener.

You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you’d get noticed.

I believe we’re responsible for everything that happens to us.

I’d decided to take the risk, and either I’d succeed or else.

I realize it’s possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone’s life.