I Was Into Playing American

I Shoulda Learned To Play The Guitar.

Each Song Has Its Own Secret That's Different From Another Song, And Each Has Its Own Life. Sometimes It Has To Be Teased Out, Whereas Other Times It Might Come Fast. There Are No Laws About Songwriting Or Producing. It Depends On What You're Doing, Not Just Who You're Doing.

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.

My Playing Is Fairly Straightforward, Really, And Everything's Pretty Much Standard No Frills Or Special Effects.

Well, I Was Born In Scotland And Spent The First Six Years Of My Life There. Then I Went To Newcastle-on-tyne In Northeast England, Close To Scotland.