It was given me by my band mates

I still play with a few bands on sessions and jams.

It's made it great for networking with other musos of all ages and styles

You're having a laugh aren't ya

Got my first guitar at age 11, a blonde Hofner president which was nearly as big as me

I have played in quite few bands in England and on the continent, doing psychedelic country rock and power pop sort of stuff, always quite original.

Since I moved to the south of England I don't have so many contacts in the music scene, so I am recording my own stuff and putting it about.

I am going to record backing tracks and get a live set together so I can go out on my own, I would also like to play with bands if the chance comes up.

I am seriously into recording and producing music at home and I am trying to develop some ideas to help other local artists

The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Small Faces, The Kinks, Peter Green, Clapton, Santana, Django Reinhardt, Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, Elvis Costello, many more.....

I have a few guitars, nothing special. I am recording with Reaper, a very flexible and professional digital audio sequencer

Famous people and quotes:

Albert Einstein: If you can't explain it simply you don't understand it well enough

Mahatma Ghandi: Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony