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

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

... I'm not conscious of the speed ... it's not my motive ... my motive is displaying a voice through the fingerboard ... it can get to the point where I don't have control over what I am playing ... I never end the gig until I can't sing anymore

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 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.

It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up.