even though nowadays it’s all seated. Some pains
decide they have to stand - so everybody has to
stand. I remember seeing Paul McCartney at the
Kings Dock in Liverpool and getting stuck behind
some stupid bastard with his girlfriend waving
her arms sitting on his shoulder. Whenever I see
some silly cow sitting on her fellah’s shoulder
I imagine the 50 yards of people behind who
want to rip her head off, because I’ve been there.
There was a phase where people lit matches
and held them up during the show. Then small
cameras. Now telephones and iPads are held
aloft to block the sight of short arses like myself!
Music is a matter of personal taste and it’s a
case of whatever floats your boat. I love guitar
rock and my hero is Pete Townshend. I can’t
take my eyes off him when he lets rip. Jeff Beck,
Dave Gilmour etc. I’ve seen them all. Brilliant!
The other day we were out having a drink and
in The Cavern watched a local band and the
lead singer was an absolutely blistering guitarist,
fantastic! My missus,the Lovely Lynne, plays
trombone in a Ska band and they’re great to
watch and through Lynne who started in Brass
bands and Swing orchestras etc. I’ve got into that
stuff and even a smattering of classical music...
Not too much tho’! She’s played on the stage of
The Royal Albert Hall, and fallen off... as did Pete
Townshend! Well,it impressed me! Recently I’ve
been playing a lot of The Blues, which it must be
said, Lynne hates.
Music can help your moods. If The Who’s Live
At Leeds doesn’t charge your energy levels,
nothing will! If I was feeling pissed off I’d always
play Quadrophenia - that got me buzzing.
There are tons of sounds that have an effect. I
like prog rock, saw Peter Gabriel recently. I’ve
been listening to the old Genesis stuff. Watched
Yes recently, then played The Sex Pistols the
following day. Not progressive, but good! I was
also playing the soundtracks of some of the John
Barry early James Bond films. Helps me feel like
007 when I’m walking the dog - lean, mean and
licensed to thrill!
We’d like you to develop his
na
tural potential as a soloist
- we’d ha
te to see him end up
teaching!
“His masters Chill
-out album”
“Why can’t you use the phone like
normal people?
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