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The initial song I fell in love with
My earliest recollection is walking into a room at preschool where they were blasting Yellow Submarine by the Fab Four. I was captivated by the sound effects, and Lennon shouting: “Full speed ahead!” When it reached the hook, I remember thinking: “This must be music!”

The very first single I acquired
When I was eight years old, I won a contest at school to select a new record to play at the mini disco we had on Friday afternoons. My teacher took me to a local store, and I picked out Come Back My Love by the group Darts. The first single I bought with my own savings was Mull of Kintyre by Wings from a record shop in Lancashire. It was No 1 at the time, and I chose it when my dad noted that it was by one of the Beatles.

The tune I perform at sing-along
I frankly cannot stand public singing and avoid it at all costs. But under duress, I’d go with Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra.

The track I oddly know all the words to
I just discovered that I have memorized almost the entire lyrical content to The Boy in the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al, and every song on Graceland by the legendary songwriter.

The ideal track to put on at a gathering
It relies on what stage of the evening you are at. At the start it would likely be I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye. As the evening progresses, I’d move on to Prince, the Stones and David Bowie, and when it hits its peak, Phat Planet by Leftfield, Born Slippy .NUXX by Underworld, and Ascension by the virtual band, which is an massive track.

The number I can no longer listen to
I inexplicably loathe Mr Brightside by the Las Vegas band.

The best track to have sex to
Come Together by John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

The LP that changed my life
When I was 12 and beginning to learn the guitar, I’d only listen to early rock and roll, and was consumed by The King, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, the New Orleans legend, the glasses-wearing icon and the rockabilly star. Then my childminder introduced me to Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. It was still rock’n’roll, but it was electrifying rock music. Instantly after he dropped the vinyl on the record player, I was captivated.

The song that motivates me in the AM
What’d I Say parts 1 & 2 by The Genius.

The piece that gets me emotional
Virtually any music leaves me emotional. Aretha Franklin, The Chairman of the Board, Elvis and the Beatles all make me cry because of the tune and utter brilliance of the vocals. But The Ocean by the Sheffield crooner hits me hard consistently.

The song I’d like performed at my memorial service
The King. If I’m given a cremation, I’ll have Burning Love. If I’m laid to rest in the ground, I’ll have Way Down.