‘Part of the song’s appeal was the sound of our Farsifa organ, which featured in everything we did. Our former roadie Noel Gallagher borrowed it for the last Oasis album’
I used to stand in front of my mirror pretending to be Elvis. Then punk came along in 1976 and I saw the Sex Pistols at the Electric Circus in Manchester. The Clash, Johnny Thunders and the Buzzcocks were also on the lineup. The ticket cost £1.50! It was my road-to-Damascus moment. I thought: “I don’t have to dream. I can do this.”