I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all - Muddy Waters, John Lee… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
That's the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
... I'm not conscious of the speed ... it's not my motive ... my motive is displaying a voice through the fingerboard ... it… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the sound was terrible, especially in… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of creativity. It comes from the ether. I like to think, sometimes, it's like I haven't written it, it's more like… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, through all those school years I decided at 13 or 14 I was going to be a musician and so school was… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
I've always been much more of a guitar picker, but I began to feel forced into a position of being the epitome of a… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
So if you see Ten Years After, it's not me anymore. I'm very happy with what I am doing now. — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
