Stoke Newington Literary Festival

The Jam's loud crashing roars of socio-political fury rang an alarm bell with me that didn’t stop ringing until I’d got somewhere I told myself I needed to be. And that wasn’t doing Double Physics in an ancient science lab...

Despite an interview where Jack sighed at every question, Meg stayed silent and them subsequently calling me out mid-concert for "misquoting" them, The White Stripes still inspired me...

This song wasn't even one I'd heard, but it's review prompted me to write a rant to the NME, which eventually landed me a job...

When I bought the 45rpm of Brown Sugar and put it on my turntable, Keith Richard and Mick Jagger introduced me to rock and roll, and I never looked back...