I have been tied up with music for about as long as I can remember. By the time I was four I was picking out little tunes my mother played on the reed organ in the living-room.

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When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's...

When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's...

One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening...

One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening...

He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle...

He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle...

Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear...

Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear...

Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows....

Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows....

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly....

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly....