Eduardo fell in love with music at an early age singing and playing the harmonica. At the age of 17, he took up the bass guitar, which quickly became a lifetime passion.
“I started playing bass because its strings are wider apart, so it is easier for me to play it. Not so easy with the guitar through. I bought one without knowing if I would be able to play it. Initially, my finger ached like hell, but I eventually got the hang of it,” he told Sputnik Mundo.
“Discrimination is what all physically challenged people have to live with all the time. Society wants to integrate us, but I think society should get closer to us. You can accomplish everything, but when you see people shutting doors in your face, it just breaks your heart,” said the musician, whose channel on YouTube has already garnered 17,000 likes.
Because of this lingering prejudice Eduardo Pandolfo, who has played with top-notch Argentine musicians like David Lebón, Víctor Heredia and Norberto Minichillo, finds it hard to find a venue to perform at. Still, thanks to the social networking sites, his music keeps spreading around the world.
“This gives me strength to carry on,” Eduardo said.
He uses his music as a means of fighting discrimination. He keeps getting emails from the parents of disabled children thanking him for his videos where they see someone who has never let the odds, no matter how large, break him.
Eduardo’s physical disability has made him stronger.
“Handicapped people develop additional abilities, which enable them to get around their physical limitations. Scientists say that our mental abilities are 25 percent better that those of healthy people,” he said. He added that his emotional bond with other people was helping him the most.
“You’ve got to be ready to give your heart to someone who is near you. My disability helped me open my heart,” Eduardo Pandolfo said.
