Songkills | music on Instagram: "John Scatman, born John Paul Larkin, was an American musician who struggled with a severe stutter for most of his life. For years, he felt ashamed and avoided speaking in public. But in the early 1990s, he found a way to turn what he saw as his greatest obstacle into his greatest strength. By combining jazz-style scat singing with dance music, he created a unique sound that celebrated the very thing he used to hide. His hit song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"