Roberts admits that before he came to Taiwan, he knew little about the music of the island's indigenous peoples. It was only after he got to know 'Api and his family that they opened the way for his research into Ami tribal music.
羅白華坦承，在來台灣之前，他對台灣原住民音樂認識不多，認識阿比等人之後，才開啟他對阿美族音樂的研究之路。