On playing Paul McCartney at Paul McCartney’s wedding
I’m not afraid to say I enjoy DJing weddings. You can play a lot of fun tunes that you might not get away with at the Coronet in Brixton. As for Sir Paul’s wedding, Temporary Secretary was a big hit
How he got Stevie Wonder to play the harmonica for him on the track Uptown’s First Finale?
I wrote the melody for the song, which was inspired by the lyrics written by Michael Chabon. Then I became completely fixated on the sound of Stevie’s harmonica playing it every time I heard the melody in my head. So I sent his manager the song and he liked it and played it. it’s definitely the high point of my musical career so far. He is my hero in every way
Why he won’t release Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black demos?
Amy’s demos are amazing and it’s inspiring to hear where her ideas came from. However, I didn’t feel right just leaving them out completely exposed. I played some on my East Village Radio show for people to hear a slice of them.
On the rumours he played Conservative Party Conference?
I can promise you that this never happened. I don’t know where this rumour started but thank you for asking, so I can finally lay it to rest.
Why his face isn’t on the cover of Uptown Special
Brian Roettinger came up with an amazing logo, which was way superior to my face
