My mother Lily (second from right) and father Steve next to her at the wedding of one of her sisters, Auntie Jean (third from left), to Uncle George (in uniform) in 1946.
My mother Lily (second from right) and father Steve next to her at the wedding of one of her sisters, Auntie Jean (third from left), to Uncle George (in uniform) in 1946.
Linda and me dancing.
Linda and me dancing.
My teachers at Bevington Primary School. Miss Woofenden, who taught us music, is second from the right, next to the slightly detached headmaster, Mr Gemmill.
My teachers at Bevington Primary School. Miss Woofenden, who taught us music, is second from the right, next to the slightly detached headmaster, Mr Gemmill.
Lonnie Donegan in full skiffle mode in front of a rather more intimate audience than when I saw him at the Chiswick Empire.
1. Lonnie Donegan in full skiffle mode in front of a rather more intimate audience than when I saw him at the Chiswick Empire.
Me and Colin James. As can be seen, I had a penchant for matelot shirts and we both favoured the folded-arms stance. While it wasn’t posed that way, the black-and-white image just happens to have a photo of the Stones and a Beatles album cover in the background.
Me and Colin James. As can be seen, I had a penchant for matelot shirts and we both favoured the folded-arms stance. While it wasn’t posed that way, the black-and-white image just happens to have a photo of the Stones and a Beatles album cover in the background.
Chuck Berry doing the duck walk he performed when I saw him at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1964.
2. Chuck Berry doing the duck walk he performed when I saw him at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1964.
Dereck Tapper, a child of the Windrush generation, was with me at infant, primary and grammar school. This 1970 press photo records his appearance in what was then the startling innovation of a mixed-race production of Romeo and Juliet at a teacher-training college in Exeter.
Dereck Tapper, a child of the Windrush generation, was with me at infant, primary and grammar school. This 1970 press photo records his appearance in what was then the startling innovation of a mixed-race production of Romeo and Juliet at a teacher-training college in Exeter.
Bert Weedon’s Play in a Day instruction manual, which should have been prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
Bert Weedon’s Play in a Day instruction manual, which should have been prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
Denmark Street – aka Tin Pan Alley – with Margo and the Marvettes, perhaps on their way to record at Regent Sound, where the Area made its demo disc.
3. Denmark Street – aka Tin Pan Alley – with Margo and the Marvettes, perhaps on their way to record at Regent Sound, where the Area made its demo disc.
The Sloane School photo with (far right to left, sitting on the ground) John Williams, Andrew Wiltshire and me trying to look cool and disinterested. Dereck Tapper is five rows directly behind me with eyes averted from the camera. Mr Carlen is the first teacher seated on the left with hands on knees, and my other favourite, Mr Pallai, is six places to the right of him, in the light suit.
The Sloane School photo with (far right to left, sitting on the ground) John Williams, Andrew Wiltshire and me trying to look cool and disinterested. Dereck Tapper is five rows directly behind me with eyes averted from the camera. Mr Carlen is the first teacher seated on the left with hands on knees, and my other favourite, Mr Pallai, is six places to the right of him, in the light suit.
Anthony Jackson’s in East Sheen, at around the time I worked there in the sixties. It has since been replaced by Johnson’s Shoes.
Anthony Jackson’s in East Sheen, at around the time I worked there in the sixties. It has since been replaced by Johnson’s Shoes.
One of the cards that Danny had printed for our ‘beat group’.
One of the cards that Danny had printed for our ‘beat group’.
My Höfner Verithin guitar, with Venetian double cutaways, mother-of-pearl inlay on the head and neck, black scratchboard and Bigsby tremolo unit.
My Höfner Verithin guitar, with Venetian double cutaways, mother-of-pearl inlay on the head and neck, black scratchboard and Bigsby tremolo unit.
The Beatles: the Fab Four played ‘All You Need Is Love’ in front of a global television audience of 400 million in 1967.
4. The Beatles: the Fab Four played ‘All You Need Is Love’ in front of a global television audience of 400 million in 1967.
Judy and me on our wedding day, posing in front of somebody else’s beribboned car.
Judy and me on our wedding day, posing in front of somebody else’s beribboned car.
Celebrating our wedding at a Hammersmith pub. From left to right: me, Judy, Andrew, Albert Cox, Ann and Carole Cox. My sister was the photographer.
Celebrating our wedding at a Hammersmith pub. From left to right: me, Judy, Andrew, Albert Cox, Ann and Carole Cox. My sister was the photographer.
David Bowie’s facial lightning flash on the cover of Aladdin Sane was quickly copied by his fans.
David Bowie’s facial lightning flash on the cover of Aladdin Sane was quickly copied by his fans.
A family jam session in the seventies. Left to right: Jamie, Natalie, me and Emma. Note the painted white walls of our Britwell home and my Eko twelve-string guitar.
A family jam session in the seventies. Left to right: Jamie, Natalie, me and Emma. Note the painted white walls of our Britwell home and my Eko twelve-string guitar.
Kate Bush: a brilliant artist who could never be accused of being too prolific.
5. Kate Bush: a brilliant artist who could never be accused of being too prolific.
Elvis Costello: the artist I’ve seen perform everywhere from the London Palladium to Sands Leisure Centre in Carlisle.
6. Elvis Costello: the artist I’ve seen perform everywhere from the London Palladium to Sands Leisure Centre in Carlisle.
This is not a new supergroup, just the line-up for an edition of The Andrew Marr Show in May 2014, hosted by Nick Robinson and featuring me (and my Höfner guitar), Theresa May (when she was home secretary) and the band Noah and the Whale.
7. This is not a new supergroup, just the line-up for an edition of The Andrew Marr Show in May 2014, hosted by Nick Robinson and featuring me (and my Höfner guitar), Theresa May (when she was home secretary) and the band Noah and the Whale.