But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.
For example, I loved English and history at school. I would have loved to have done a degree in either. But my Mom said I didn't have time for university.
Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.
Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.
But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience.
But then I hit my 20s and only made two albums, and now I live in a ski resort as a ski bum basically.
I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five.