A Letter to Myself Podcast: How the cello saved Hughes Chong from a lonely childhood and helped his mum recover from stroke

On learning the violin despite a difficult infancy: &nbsp,

” Our household went into debt, a little bit awkward, but it was the lowest we had ever come. And the state, the bank, they came into our home. They put an official decal on anything they could sell it off, and it turned out to be a very, very difficult moment. And my mum, she was working five jobs in a single day, and she barely ( slept ) every single day … &nbsp,

But when you really need money for a new set of wire for your violin or for novel text, a new song dictionary, and they are far more costly than typical dictionary, how could you ask her for money? &nbsp,

You simply need to discover a way to obtain their personal funds. But of course, ( in an ) ethical and honest way” .&nbsp,

On how song became his friend: &nbsp,

Say something that really irritates you a lot if you have a really bad time. You just go to your workshop, you lock your door, you play anything unhappy, and you cry your heart out. After that, you feel so much better. If things are not going well, you have frustration, you really enjoy something outrageous fast… and you might perspiration a lot, but you feel better after that.