You’re an exceptionally experienced musician. How did you first get started? I guess my parents are to blame, they’d always play music like Deep Purple and Hendrix really loud and I fell for it straight away. There were always electric guitars around the house and I found them fascinating.
How has living in a regional area influenced your songwriting? I have a lot of space up here and I can make a lot of noise which I could never do in Sydney. I love that about the Blue Mountains.
What’s the appeal of using loop pedals in your live show? I can control everthing. It’s a lot of work getting the looping right and I like the challenge. Touring wise it’s a thousand times easier to organise yourself rather than a band.
Why do you think it is that blues has remained so popular, generation after generation, without losing relevance? Because it’s the root of all good music. It has soul, it just moves you, well me anyway.
Describe your perfect gig, if you could plan it all to a tee? Impossible, planning ruins everything. The best buzz I get is when it’s somewhere you’ve never been before on the other side of the world, and you play to people that have no idea what to expect and you win them ove. Doesn’t matter if it’s 50 or 5000 people – surprise is the spice of life.
