Lightnin' Hopkins was something of a fixture on the Houston coffee house scene so we were witness to eccentric blues brilliance close up. Then, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form - the blues.

I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.

Each guitar has its own character and personality, which can be magnified once the player engages in beatin' it up

Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.

Having a visual element to your band is a good thing.

Brian Eno and Robert Fripp's foray into some artful excursions into some ethereal electric experiments. There was a lot curious activities emerging in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin back then developing some fiercely fuzzy of synth-like effects way outside the norm which really blew the lid off things.

Most of the reggae awareness is still among music industry people and people who are already into all types of music.