Mantovani Was A Great Influence On Me.

Amazing Uke Playing To Be Relished.

I Like A Big Neck – Thick, Flat And Wide. I Lacquered The Fingerboard With Rustin's Plastic Coating. The Tremolo Is Interesting In That The Arm's Made From An Old Bicycle Saddle Bag Carrier, The Knob At The End's Off A Knitting Needle And The Springs Are Valve Springs From An Old Motorbike.

I'm Into Paradoxes. I Wanted To Make An Album About Them, But The Group Told Me I Was A Pretentious Fart. They Were Right.

My Mum Says I Wanted To Be A Surgeon, But I Don't Remember That. I Think From The Time I Knew What Was Happening, I Wanted To Be A Guitar Player.

Sanctions Always Hurt The Poor, The Weak, The Children.