So if you see Ten Years After, it's not me anymore. I'm very happy with what I am doing now.

I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.

I began to learn a lot of chords and rhythms. It was a bit boring at the time but came in very handy later on.

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

I just play to the people I can see. So it's almost like you are playing to the first few rows of the crowd. You can see the faces of the first hundred people, but then it becomes a blur as the crowds disappear over the hill.

It will be the first time I've played live with a double bass.