I took up violin because my best mate had taken it up, so I did likewise.

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The Fat Mattress consisted of people Id played with before joining the Experience and it...

The Fat Mattress consisted of people Id played with before joining the Experience and it...

At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin.

At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin.

I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who...

I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who...

I still say keep away from LSD.

I still say keep away from LSD.

I took a lot of LSD over many years.

I took a lot of LSD over many years.

On Aint No Telling I came up with the bass solo.

On Aint No Telling I came up with the bass solo.

The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the...

The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the...

On Ain't No Telling I came up with the bass solo.

On Ain't No Telling I came up with the bass solo.

Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that.

Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that.

My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well.

My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well.

It was rehearsing in the studio, at which point they were setting up the sound,...

It was rehearsing in the studio, at which point they were setting up the sound,...

Everybody was starting to grow long hair and wear pink suits and purple glasses and...

Everybody was starting to grow long hair and wear pink suits and purple glasses and...

I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen.

I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen.

My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me.

My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me.

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.

My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me.

My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me.

We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the...

We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the...

But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix.

But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix.

I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame.

I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame.

Well, the first day we went through three songs, very basically.

Well, the first day we went through three songs, very basically.