A biography for Mandy Harveyhasn’t been written yet.
“I really wanted to change the idea of what is possible and to show that 'deaf can' and what better place to do that than on national television?”
“I found my way back into music and realized that it's not that the music went away after losing my hearing, I just get the privilege of enjoying it and experiencing it differently.”
“I work a lot with dynamics of how loud I'm talking, like speaking into balloons and then feeling the texture on my fingertips, and then I get used to the feeling on my throat.”
“I am an ambassador for a nonprofit organization and I love being able to help people crush their barriers. I recently wrote a book. I want to do more with my life and help people do more with their lives, whatever that looks like.”
“A long time ago I started talking into a balloon so I could feel myself talking, to practice judging volume, and compare it to other musicians.”
“I miss the common things, the things that used to really annoy me, like an alarm clock. The sound of your zipper as your fly is being pulled up so that you know it actually is up. The sound of the door as it closes, to know that it's really shut.”
“I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.”