As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

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What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new...

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new...

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean...

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean...

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...