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 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.

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

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.

There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life.

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