I Was Into Playing American Music, Especially

I Left For The Same Reasons Everyone Leaves Jobs That Are No Longer Fulfilling Their Hopes And Aspirations. I Didn't See Myself Spending The Rest Of My Life Being A Strummer For Someone Else's Dreams. Whatever The Opposite Of Regret Is Best Describes How I've Always Felt About That Decision - It Opened Me Up To A Million Creative Opportunities I Needed To Experience Away From The Bullshit And Distorting Mirrors That Fame Engenders.

While Listening, To Things Like Western Swing, For Instance, I'd Work Something Out In My Head, Then Play It On My National; Not The Same Song, But One That Captured The Feeling Of The Original Tune.

Juliet, When We Made Love, You Used To Cry. You Said, "i Love You Like The Stars Above, I'll Love You 'til I Die". There's A Place For Us, You Know The Movie Song. When You Gonna Realize It Was Just That The Time Was Wrong, Juliet?

A Strat Was A Thing Of Wonder .. When I Was 14 Or 15, The Shadows Were A Big Influence, And They Had The First Strats That Came To England. I Like To Play All Kinds Of Guitars, But I Wasn't Getting The Sound I Really Wanted Until I Got A Stratocaster

I Used To Go To The School Folk Club With My Songs When I Was Only 13 Or So And Say "this Is A Traditional Folk Song" And Sing It With A Bad Irish Accent To Disguise The Real Source.