I Began To Learn A Lot Of

I Just Couldn't Take School Seriously: I Had This Guitar Neck With Four Frets Which I Kept Hidden Under The Desk. It Had Strings On It So I Would Practice My Chord Shapes Under The Desk And That's About All I Did At School.

I Went To See John Mayall At The Marquee, With Peter Green On Guitar, And That Was A Particularly Good Gig.

It Was By Listening To Goodman's Band, That I Began To Notice The Guitarist Charlie Christian, Who Was One Of The First Musicians To Play Solos In A Big Band Set-up.

Anywhere You Go In The World Is What You Make Of It, Not What You Read In Books.

I Began To Learn A Lot Of Chords And Rhythms. It Was A Bit Boring At The Time But Came In Very Handy Later On.