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.
Cuando crecí, audicioné para ingresar a la Royal Academy of Music en Londres, y me dijeron: "Bueno, no, no te aceptaremos porque no tenemos idea, de cuál puede ser el futuro de un llamado músico 'sordo'. ” Y yo simplemente no podía aceptar eso.