“Early on I decided not to allow the __16__ of others to stop me from becoming a musician.I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began __17__ piano lessons when I was eight.The older I got，the more my passion for music grew.But I also began to gradually lose my __18__.Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the __19__ and by age twelve，I was completely deaf.But my love for music never __20__ me.”

　　“My __21__ was to become a percussion soloist，even though there were none at that time.To perform，I __22__ to ‘hear’ music differently from others.I play in my stocking feet and can __23__ the pitch of a note by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my __24__.My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every __25__ that I have.”

　　“I was __26__ to be assessed as a musician，not as a deaf musician，and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.No other deaf student had __27__ this before and some teachers __28__ my admission.Based on my performance，I was __29__ admitted and went on to __30__ with the academy's highest honors.”

　　“After that，I established myself as the first full­time solo percussionist.I __31__ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

　　“I have been a soloist for over ten years.__33__ the doctor thought I was totally deaf，it didn't __34__ that my passion couldn't be realized.I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __35__ by others.Follow your passion；follow your heart.They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

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