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One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Listening is the essence of anything.

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

Obviously, it's great to know that your music is being listened to.

I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.

I just think it's a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way around. I didn't ever have to really go out and look for songs, you know.

I'm blessed with a good pair of ears. That's how I fooled my piano teacher. I'd watch his fingers and I'd listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.