It was very interesting time to be in England. Even at that point [John] Lennon and [Paul] McCartney influenced my writing. I thought, "maybe there is a huck or two in here I haven't thought of".

A lot of people influenced me as I was learning but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential, because I would hear his Christmas albums, which my parents played a lot.

I remember when I first rocked in it was a great big dance hall and Tommy Young was blowing trombone and Louis [Armstrong] was singing a tune and it was just Satchmo and you could hear it resounding through the dance hall and people were dancing. It was a highlight.

Whitecaps in profusion all around me, but somehow in your eyes I found the strength to sail upon that raging sea.

You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.

I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.

Everything is trust, all the rest is dust.