i ve interviewed george schering. he was great. larry: he said that when you have never seen, he didn t regard it as a handicap. because that s the only thing that he knew. yeah. i mean, it s definitely more difficult for someone who has seen and then lost their sight because, obviously, you are used to seeing. you are used to being able to look at something and then rather than go right to it, even though that s true, it s not impossible to survive and to live. and so larry: obviously you ve proven it. we re going to trace an extraordinary musical career. we ll talk more about his inner visions, too. i want to interview you, too. i m a fan of you, too. larry:. all right. we ll let you do that but this is your hour.
discovered at the age of 9, then signing to motown to the age of 10 and then at 11 had the first record out. larry: and that helped the whole family? we did make some money. larry: you were a progidy. did you play piano when you were like 5? yeah, i played piano. obviously, sound was very important to me. so when i was able to, you know, touch that thing, what is called a piano, i was curious about it and i think the first that was probably the first thing that i played. larry: three blind mice, appropriately enough. it had to be tough. i ve interviewed george schering. he was great. larry: he said that when you have never seen, he didn t
larry: good evening. stevie wonder needs no introduction. except for this, he s a genius, one of the most influential artists and people of our time. we welcome him back to larry king live. he s the recipient of 25 grammy s and a lifetime grammy. he s a political and social activist. last time he was on this show, by the way, he was on the eve of the inauguration of barack obama. how do you think he s doing? i think president obama is doing well. we were in a mess from the previous at the end of the previous year and i think it s almost like you gain a lot of weight, it takes more than a minute to get it off. so we ve got some things that we got into, unfortunately, that happened. and it s going to take it time to get it back to where it needs to be and to move forward. but i think that he is moving the world forward. i think that the reports that are coming out that basically the economy is getting better, jobs that are happening, and i think that we have top stay on
larry: good evening. stevie wonder needs no introduction. except for this, he s a genius, one of the most influential artists and people of our time. we welcome him back to larry king live. he s the recipient of 25 grammy s and a lifetime grammy. he s a political and social activist. last time he was on this show, by the way, he was on the eve of the inauguration of barack obama. how do you think he s doing? i think president obama is doing well. we were in a mess from the previous at the end of the previous year and i think it s almost like you gain a lot of weight, it takes more than a minute to get it off. so we ve got some things that we got into, unfortunately, that happened. and it s going to take it time to get it back to where it needs to be and to move forward. but i think that he is moving the world forward. i think that the reports that are coming out that basically the economy is getting better, jobs that are happening, and i think that we have top stay