Matthew Whitaker: 60 Minutes profiles the blind musical prodigy

[Robert59]

Matthew Whitaker has been rocking crowds with his improvisational piano playing for most of his short life. He may be blind, but a neuroscientist has found Whitaker's visual cortex goes into overdrive when he plays. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/matth...z-pianist-18-years-old-60-minutes-2020-07-26/

 

[win231]

He's amazing. He also reminded me of another blind pianist. And I've asked myself, "How does he do it?" many times. Here, he's playing one of the most difficult compositions ever written....flawlessly:

 

[Pappy]

That was a great article on 60 minutes. Amazing how his brain works different than most people.