My feeling of security really went down the tubes when I couldn't hear anymore. When it got dark, I'd get very afraid because I can't hear people coming up behind me.
I use the aid of technology while running through songs. Visual tuners and feeling the vibrations through the floor to keep time.
I am an ambassador for a nonprofit organization and I love being able to help people crush their barriers. I recently wrote a book. I want to do more with my life and help people do more with their lives, whatever that looks like.
I really wanted to change the idea of what is possible and to show that 'deaf can' and what better place to do that than on national television?
I'm not a story; I'm a person, and my passion is music. And I want your passion to be my music - so, judge me on my music.
What I do is I get the sheet music and I put it out for myself and then I use a visual tuner to go through each note individually. And every time I make a mistake, I start the song over again, so I use the muscle memory of intervals and then watching that tuner, and then a lot of repetition.
