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'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.