John Paul Larkin, (March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999), better known as Scatman John, was a famous stuttering jazz musician who created a unique fusion of scat singing and techno, best known for his 1994 hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)". As he liked to say, this was a process of "turning my biggest problem into my biggest asset." He received 14 golds and 18 platinums for his albums and singles. He died of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 57.

"Hi everybody...Scatman John here.
I want to thank all of you for joining me in Scatman's World.
I need to tell you something... We all have a choice.
We can either be part of the problem, or part of the solution.
I invite ALL of you to come and join me, and be part of
Scatman's World, and be part of the solution.
And how do we be part of the solution?
By learning to love and accept ourselves - exactly as we are."

John Larkin