Tony DeBlois

Tony DeBlois (born January 22, 1974 ) is an American musician who started playing the piano at the age of two. He is blind and is one of those autistic people who have an island talent.

Tony DeBlois was born blind and attended the Perkins School for the Blind until 1989 . He then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston , Massachusetts on a summer scholarship . He was later recognized as a full-time student and took his final exam in 1996.

DeBlois specialized in jazz, but also plays many other styles of music. Because of his savant syndrome, it was easy for him to learn 20 instruments. He is capable of playing 8000 songs from his head. He also gave several concerts around the world with his band "Goodnuf".

literature

• Janice DeBlois, Antonia Felix: Some Kind of Genius: The Extraordinary Journey of Musical Savant Tony DeBlois. Rodale, 2005, ISBN 1594862737 .
• Keven Purday: Some Kind of Genius: The Extraordinary Journey of Musical Savant Tony DeBlois (2005) by Janice DeBlois and Antonia Felix. 2007, Metapsychology Online Reviews, Volume: 11, Number: 21.

Web links

• Tony DeBlois' website
• Darold Treffert : Tony DeBlois - A Prodigious Musical Savant. Wisconsin Medical Society.