James Bay
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Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
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The Resurrection Shuffle.
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Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.
An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.
My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
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