Disabled musician Michael Lerman hopes that having his song performed live will inspire other disabled musicians A musician with cerebral palsy who uses his nose to write lyrics has said that his fight to get his song performed live shows the barriers that disabled people still face in the music industry. Michael Lerman, whose arms and legs are paralysed due to cerebral palsy, is hoping that his nose-written song ‘She Wrote’ will transform the music industry and how it values disabled artists.
‘How am supposed to inspire the next generation, especially youth with disabilities?’ asked Lerman. ‘What do I tell them, after I tell them about all the accomplishments? That I receive food stamps? ‘This sounds like despite my best efforts, human society could not figure out how to allocate my talents and skills enough for me to pay for my caregiver and an apartment.