He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi loved it. He paid me a huge compliment when he told me that he was thinking of doing something similar himself! Alvin Lee Read Quote
So if you see Ten Years After, it’s not me anymore. I’m very happy with what I am doing now. Alvin Lee Read Quote
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad’s Benny Goodman records. Alvin Lee Read Quote
I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig. Alvin Lee Read Quote
It wasn’t until the movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was the beginning of the end. Alvin Lee Read Quote
The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band, but now they are really another band, so it’s all a bit weird. Alvin Lee Read Quote
There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn’t know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life. Alvin Lee Read Quote
They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don’t think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as it’s the only way they can get any work. Alvin Lee Read Quote
We also did something called the Texas Peace Festival, which was actually a better gig both musically, and in the way it was organised. Alvin Lee Read Quote
