Q: Who or what inspired you to pick up the guitar?
The initial inspiration for wanting to pick up the guitar was due to skiffle music, which was very popular in the U.K. at the time. Prior to skiffle, I had been listening to people like Big Bill Broonzy, Lead Belly and Brownie McGhee, and I noticed they all had guitars. Then, once skiffle came along, it, too, brought the focus onto the guitar.
Q: What was your first guitar?
A Hofner Congress that I got for my 16th birthday. It was a smaller-bodied guitar with