He’s a great songwriter. I love his melodies. They’ve got a melancholic feel but also memorable hooks – quite I rarity...

The main local festival while I was living in Sebastopol, N. California was Harmony. It was never really quite my thing musically, but it was a good day out. I ended up working for them, helping to develop a sister festival in Ventura S. Cal. The buggers went bust and I never got paid....

The Monsters of Rock festivals at Donington were just great. At this one, I remember sitting next to a lady who was pissed off because there was nowhere she could plug in her hair straighteners. I may be wrong but I think that Whitesnake had some kind of military theme going on –...

This was a theme park near Tampa that had weekly live music in the Summer. Canada’s Red Rider featuring Tom Cochrane were supposed to play, but by the time we arrived, the show had been cancelled due to lightning. No surprise to anyone who lives in Tampa! They don’t call the...

A special moment for me. I’ve been a huge fan since the start. Mike Scott (left) has a magical energy around him. I recently read his bio “Adventures of a Waterboy”, which I thoroughly recommend. Fiddle player Steve Wickham (right) is one of the most talented musicians on...