I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

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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...

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...

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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.

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...

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

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

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

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....

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

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.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

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...

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

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...

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.

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 educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.