Thank you very much dear fear-based ego. I understand that you feel the expansion that is underway in the overall energy and in the life of the one called Ted. I know how frightening this must be for you. When Ted was ruled by fear, you could weave your seductive webs without feeling threatened. Now the accelerated wave of energy is breaking upon you like a tsunami, and you are like a spider who sees the long shadow of the broom that is about to fall upon him. So you send out your scarcely conscious wails before you, and as much as Ted says he does not believe you, the faithful body records your message. It's airway narrows and it becomes afraid.
But you will not win. You see the one called Ted has learned a few things. He has learned not to run from you or to magnify you, but to simply see you for what you are. And he has learned to affirm that part of himself which feels most real. The part that did not come here to cower in fear, but to create and to share, to celebrate and to laugh, to enjoy the camaraderie of true soul friends, and to serve the calling of the Divine Energy which he (and you) are made of.
One day I decided to quit….
Music represents life. A particular piece of music may describe a real, fictional or abstract scene from almost any area of human experience or imagination. It is the musicians job to paint a picture which communicates to the audience the scene the composer is trying to describe. I hope that the audience will be stimulated by what I have to say (through the language of music) and will therefore leave the concert hall feeling entertained. If the audience is instead only wondering how a deaf musician can play percussion then I have failed as a musician. For this reason my deafness is not mentioned in any of the information supplied by my office to the press or concert promoters. Unfortunately, my deafness makes good headlines. I have learnt from childhood that if I refuse to discuss my deafness with the media they will just make it up. The several hundred articles and reviews written about me every year add up to a total of many thousands, only a handful accurately describe my hearing impairment. More than 90% are so inaccurate that it would seem impossible that I could be a musician. This web page is designed to set the record straight and allow people to enjoy the experience of being entertained by an ever evolving musician rather than some freak or miracle of nature.
