20-Year-Old Musical Whiz Matthew Whitaker Defies the Odds
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Paris. Belize. Spain. Just some of the places Matthew Whitaker’s incredible talents have taken him. Born premature and blind, doctors gave him less than a 50% chance of surviving. But Matthew’s parents soon realized their child was extraordinary. By age 3, he’d already taught himself “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on the piano. Now the 20-year-old is celebrating the release of his third album, “Connections” at Harlem Stage. Inside Edition Digital’s Stephanie Officer explains. #InsideEdition
You can tell music is in his blood. Even when he’s talking his foot keeps a steady beat like he’s thinking of a song
Not just in his blood. His soul too!
Frfr i noticed the same thing with his fingers too
"Matthew Whitaker" is the perfect name for the next musical legend (: sweet story.
May God continue to steer and bless this incredibly beautiful and brilliant young man.
Amen! 🙏 💕
Is it me or does anyone realizes that he talks, looks and sound like Stevie wonder. He even rocks back and forth just like him. Just an amazing young man all around and in every way ❤. God bless him and his wonderful and amazing talents 🙏
I was looking for this comment! He's a reincarnation of Stevie, sounds and act just like a person he's never visually seen! Just wow!
The future may have disasters, but it also has logic-defiers.
How does a 20-year-old boy that’s blind does all of those complicated instruments? It’s so fascinating.
He’s an absolute prodigy.
amazing muscle memory and talent (:
I smoke weed & i do reaction videos on my CZcams channel 😳
@@SevenHunnid I smoke weed and no and cares if you do loser, legit it's like when people make alcohol part of there personality it's gross
He's not a boy He's a 20 year old Man he said was classically Trained. I would Definitely pay to hear him play.
Whitaker is incredible! It always amazes me how much determination and discipline some individuals have. The love he has for what he does is contagious, warms my heart! 🤩 Nothing better than someone having the best of times through their work. This is something to be absolutely proud of. 👏😃
absolutely!
He is gonna grow up a legend like legit he has a good future someday
A young man with talent it’s a god given talent!🎹
He so talent 🥺 God bless him
Absolute Genius just REMARKABLE🎵🎼🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹🎼🎶🎶🎵🎵🥁🥁🥁
This is the lords work
I can play the triangle in one hand if someone holds it, a drum in the other with me holding the stick, and a recorder if its in my mouth. It won't be a song, but its sounds so its still kind of amazing and helps me feel talented
i think what he does to what he hears, is he takes the music , makes it his own and makes it even better, hes like an old school brilliant musician
Mad respects to this gentleman, didn't let life handicap his amazing potential, here i am (having monocular vision) sometimes feeling bad for myself while this guy takes life in strides. Keep inspiring my guy!
God bless this wonderful soul and his talents.
Matthew, I wish you the greatest success!
*Well done to everyone who comes in every single seconds* 🏆🏆
He's a reincarnation of Stevie, sounds and act just like a person he's never visually seen! Just wow!....also the fold in his top lip, the way its rest on his gumline like Stevies! This is crazy!
It's like stevie was reborn through him.
Ok
There's kind of a flaw in your theory.
He is absolutely amazing!! As someone with a disability it's so amazing to see people admire 💜
I’ve been following him for 9 years. Performed with him then and I remember him calling me out for forgetting some chords. His ears were solid back then. He’s incredible and I expect great things.
Absolutely Sensational, God Bless
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”Matt 5:16
Amen 🙏
Amen 🙏
This is beautiful! He is beautiful. I hope this encourages more kids to play instruments - it never goes outta style! ✊🏽🤘🏽🎹🎶🎵
This is not a shock that this young man is amazing. WE do anything
Looks like we’ve got a modern-day Stevie Wonder…
Ok
Was looking for this comment
Wow he’s talented
he's amazing at piano
This brother is talented af!!! Hats off to his parents.
May GOD continue to bless Matthew and his family. May his life and music be an inspiration to us all. Natural talent.
What an amazing talented young man!
He's truly talented bless his heart
He is barefoot? Wow a living Toph. . Love it
Incredible. No words. Just brilliance!
I would love for him to do a movie and a book of his life.this is fascinating ♥️♥️♥️.
I believe he could play the next stevie wonder in biopic
Thank you for this lovely story!!
He is so gifted.
Want to know someone else who is an extraordinary musician? Dame Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist who is deaf. She feels the sound vibrations.
I love Matthew❣️I try to keep up with what he’s doing since I first saw his story as a young boy air on LPB/PBS. Just saw a video the other day that he’s in an Art Residency to score a film❗️That was always one of his dreams. He also rearranged the song “Tomorrow” from the Little Orphan Annie movie & It Is ☄️❣️The Most High has truly gifted him and he’s using it. This should show us that only we can limit ourselves, so take the limits off and soar🌟♥️
Seems like a sweet soul 🥰
God Bless Him 💙💙 He is so awesome and I wish him nothing but continued success !!
With or without sight he's handsome by society's standards . It helps to be talented and pure at heart too
Thanks for making this a longer, more in depth piece. What a remarkable young man. When he played just by ear I got chills. So cool.
God bless this young man ❤️.
Absolutely amazing
So inspirational
LOVE THIS ❤
His rocking back and forth makes me anxious. Now i know how my mom feels when she tells me to stop shaking my foot.
He is very handsome and very smart
Apparently people don't realize the power of the human body...... He was born blind so he just learned how to do things differently than us it's not different to him because hes never known any different I don't see why people can't seem to understand that fact 😂 I'm not taking away from how awesome it is but still guys
He is such an inspiring person
He is amazing!!!
He’s very strong wish him luck
Awesome inspiration.... Keep flying.... What wonderful parents also ...the patience and all it took to raise this amaizing Person...
Wow that's great
Awesome what a blessed person
Never never question what God can and will do 🙌🏾🙌🏾
How cool is this guy
he is so sweet and talented
awww I feel bad his blind 😢
Wow , an inspiration for beginners
He is amazing, in so so many ways. ❤️
Oh my word! I talk to him in online circles, and he is such a sweet dude!
I sometimes tell him that you’re getting to be famous! Innoway, it’s true.
God bless this amazing talented dude that is!
PS: he is a Backyardigans fan like I am!
(The classic Nick Jr. show from 2004 to 2011)
And another PS: I gotta like jazz even more than I have before I talked to him.
This guy is Mr. Talent!
Handsome brother be bless.
OMG I know him, he’s amazing!!! We went to music school together when we were younger.
Beautiful story 😊
Talented talented
He’s incredible
YESSSSS, MATTHEW! CONGRATS ON THE VID!
Impressive young man!!
I would love to work with him 🙌🏾💞🙌🏾
Hi there, Matthew Whitaker. Happy new year. Happy early 21st upcoming birthday to you just incase you to have to work and do gigs on your birthday 🎂😊
Us Whitaker's have talent ❤
wow
Amazing
who else thinks that he is the next Stevie Wonder
supremely talented!
20 year old blind guy plays good music😎🔥
Hes gonna be a cool as old man
💙Awesome💙
Incredible talent!!
I know his cousin Arthur Harding who is a bus driver for my city 😱👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love this guy’s music it’s so soothing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ plus he’s friends with Stevie wonder
Lovely dude!! ❤️❤️❤️ Even his fire and demeanor reminded me of a modern day ray charles.
Truly a inspiration
What Soul 😱
Awesome
He is a handsome young man.
an example where your disadvantages could turn into your advantage
Wowww
Nice 👍 i love it
That’s very cool
Cool 😎
Good
dam boy
Those 10 dislikes have no heart
Awesome 💛🔥💥😍👍🤗👏🥰💥🔥❤
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Glory be to yaweh! Guess this is one of his talents/gifts! Stupendous! I'm jelly lol
Doctor: He will never talk
Matt: Talks
Me:😱😱😱
Mathew Whitaker is a cool name and sounds like a name of a future music legend. He’s more like Ray Charles