Even by the time I was four or five, I had Gene Autry records.
I was 12 in '55 when rock and roll hit. It just completely transformed me.
By many peoples' standards, my playing is very primitive but by punk standards, I'm a virtuoso.
It was just like Howlin' Wolf. Once you arrive at the point that you understand it, the emotional factor is darker than some of the saddest blues stuff.
The Stones were nasty and ugly and doing songs I was familiar with.
I was coerced into taking piano lessons in the early '50s. It was a quite unpleasant experience.