The first concerts I went to see were people like Little Richard and Gene Vincent. But, the one concert I saw that changed me was Buddy Holly and the Crickets. I saw Buddy Holly in Birmingham, England with the Crickets when they toured. And that’s what made me think “yes, that’s what I wanna be.” Because before Buddy Holly, all the American rock people were magic icons. You know, iconic people like Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent. They’re all iconic. English people couldn’t replicate that. But when I saw Buddy Holly, I realized, “Singer-songwriter. That’s it. That’s for me.” And I think I bought every Buddy Holly record after that, and I learned all his songs promptly. In actual fact, I’ve just been presented with a Buddy Holly guitar from the Buddy Holly Foundation. I received it in July last year, and it’s a beautiful guitar, just like Buddy’s. So, Buddy Holly was the guy.
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