Music is a form of expression that evokes emotion. For me I can find something in an instrumental, a vocal led piece, a harmony... the rhythm of my feet when I'm walking.... whatever. I based a riff of a tune on what I could hear of my neighbours shouting at each other muffled through a wall... all sorts of stuff. Music can, and has, moved me to tears...

I started playing guitar because I saw Clapton when I was 8 and it's all I ever wanted to do - the guitar spoke to me. In my teens, I thought it would be a good route to the girls (and it was/is!) and that was a bonus. I write music now because I find there are things that I don't have the words for, and I sort of use my guitar as another voice - I feel more confident playing for a crowd than I would speaking to one...

And, I still do OK with the fairer sex... I give the guitar credit for that