Soundtrack to my life

This up there with Gimme Shelter and Sympathy for the Devil

Probably cried once or twice in the crowd listening to this

One of my favourite live songs to dance to

Timeless and massive when I was in my teens

Had quite a Smiths phase when at university in the early 80s. Chose this because of Johnny Marr’s excellent guitar work more than anything else!

Maybe not many people have seen this. From the Lulu show on the BBC! - selected this over the more iconic Woodstock clips

One of Iggy’s best known songs. Recorded at Hansa studios in Berlin with Bowie on piano and backing vocal. Crazy stage invasion towards the end, encouraged by Iggy. The video of the whole concert in Belgium is well worth a watch

I have a few Iggy stories, like nearly being crushed to death on the floor of the mosh pit at the Shepherds Bush Empire

Very much my student years

My kilt wearing phase (Arielle’s wedding and my retirement party) was inspired by Axl Rose in this performance

Chris Farlowe, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dave Greenslade blasting out early British blues/jazz. One of my all time faves. And what a voice !

Not creating a separate grunge category as they own it. Check out the Reading Festival video as well with the stage dancer - wonderful stuff

Another great re-incarnation of Planty

Let’s call this my Led Zep selection! - often played loud in our Hackney household and other special occasions, like before leaving for the airport to travel to India!

The start of a great solo career

The ultimate road trip track

New song, somewhat cliché video

Sort of a theme for this music collection, which is why I placed it first in this list. Watch the 1980 film too with Denis Hopper, although it’s quite disturbing

Canvey Island lads who had a blues, R&B and punk following in the mid-late 70’s. Went onto see Wilko loads of times on the London pub circuit and with Ian Dury’s Blockheads in the 80s.

How it all started

A saw Peter Hammill several times in London while I lived there, so was thrilled to see him in Paris recently