As a teenager, I was so ashamed of my speech disability that even my family didn’t know about it. When Scatman John came on the radio, celebrating his own stammer in a hit about self-esteem, I knew I had to meet him For most of my life, I had one goal: don’t get found out. I was a covert stamme...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/12/a-moment-that-changed-me-stammer-scatman-john)

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