My musical influences

I think my love for music has been influenced a lot by my dad. I have distinct memories of when I was a little kid, dancing in the living room to 'Brim Full Of Asha' by Cornershop and being lifted to the ceiling by my dad whenever the chorus of 'Lifting' by The Lighthouse Family came round. Being brought up on artists like Madness, The Specials, The Beatles, Talking Heads and various mod bands is probably why I'm more inclined to go for music with lots of guitars and rock or indie genres over pop or r&b tunes. That's not to say I don't like other genres, I'll happily listen to any music style if I'm in the right mood for it.

My dad always tells me about when he was younger, he was a in a band that played a few small gigs here and there. He especially like to talk about his brother, my uncle, who was in a band called Move To India. They were supposedly very good but they went their separate ways a while ago. Here's a  video of them that was broadcast on the BBC.