I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics.

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 went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig.

I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do

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 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.