Cosmo Valdemar

In my defence, the only time I spent there was gigging, I just struggled to click with the music scene and their architectural haircuts. I remember once, after a gig, I was wandering the streets of Leeds with a pizza when some frankly terrifying bloke came up to me and demanded some. Lord knows why but I told him to f-off. He laughed and hugged me, which was unexpected.

Back in my touring days (15-odd years ago) I always looked forward to going to Newcastle. We used to play Trillians and always had a great crowd. I never had any concern walking around the town after dark. I hated playing Leeds though, for reasons I can't quite fathom... I think it was the haircuts.

Anus Of Uranus - Klaatu

The Ballad of Sir Quentin Crisp - George Harrison

Working In The Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey

Tits - Sparks

Bigamy At Christmas - Tony Ferrino

Buccaneers of Hispaniola - The Darkness

Voodoo Lady - Creme Brulee

Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown

Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) - Aerosmith

Take My Scars - Machine Head

They can look a bit anaemic but it's easy to darken them with a fingerboard stain.

Sugar - System Of A Down

What a gorgeous old thing. I'd love to try one one day.

I am the very happy new owner of Chris' Squier Precision. And a lovely thing it is too. I had a lovely hour talking bass and trying out various basses, hopefully not overstaying my welcome!

The Small Hours - Holocaust

Free Fall - Dixie Dregs

Kill 'em at the Hot Club Tonite - Slade

I used to be in an Elbow tribute band, called a r s e. Most people couldn't tell us apart.

To Blow Off And Things - Cardiacs

If our body rebels against a bass it's just not meant to be. I had a beautiful old Rickenbacker 4001 years ago and the neck was so wafer-thin my hand would cramp up pretty quickly. Happy 21st birthday btw 😁

Explosia - Gojira

You're My World - CILLA