Georgie Fame

In my youth I thought I was going to be a professional rugby player. ”

I avoid the media circus, keep my head down and try to keep growing and learning things. ”

Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference. ”

The BBC were not playing the music that was happening on the street so we did an independent production because we knew we had an audience. Then we licensed the album to EMI. ”