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Jools Holland
Jools Holland
English Musician
Born: Jan 24, 1958
First Love Me People Time You
Related authors: David Bowie Elton John Harry Styles John Lennon Mick Jagger Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Yungblud
When I was very small, the electricity was turned off because we didn't pay the bill. I remember sitting by the oil lamp listening to my mother playing 'Careless Love' on the piano. Jools Holland
Love Remember Mother Listening Lamp Pay Careless Small Piano Because Off Very Sitting Oil Turned Bill Electricity Playing
'The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop world was full of manufactured pop stars. The thing is that you can't imagine any of the artists you look back at and admire ever going on 'The X Factor.' Jools Holland
You People World Tears Building Stars Back Admire About Seems More Factor Idea New Look New Idea Up Any Going Artists Personalities Pop Full Pop Stars Ever Thing Imagine
Some acts are tricky. Eartha Kitt was tricky in a wonderful, old-style way. She did yoga on the piano and put her hands over her ears when the other acts were on. Jools Holland
Wonderful Other Ears Way Tricky Some Piano Put Over She Were Yoga Did Hands Acts Her
I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy. Jools Holland
Myself Queen Met Situation Thinking Would Find About Fact Delightful Write Couple She Courtesy Been Yes Times Often In Fact Note
Due to my work, I tend to stay in hotels a lot of the time, and I generally prefer smaller hotels, as you tend to get better service than in the larger hotels. Jools Holland
Work Service Time You Better Stay Tend Generally Smaller Hotels Due Lot Than Get Prefer Larger
I do so much travelling in my work that my suitcase is always packed, with my passport ready. I rarely unpack, as I am constantly on the move. Jools Holland
Work Suitcase Constantly Rarely Ready Always Am Passport Move Packed Much Travelling
I love the Queen. I've had a crush on her since I was eight. Jools Holland
Love Queen Had Crush Since Eight Her
Without the piano, my life would be a disaster - nobody would hold me in any regard. It's the thing that saved me. Jools Holland
Life Me My Life Saved Would Would-Be Piano Nobody Disaster Without Any Hold Regard Thing
I meet people from really grand backgrounds who had horrible parents who took no interest in them, whereas I'm a working-class boy from Deptford who was worshipped by all my rellies. Everybody in my extended family helped to raise me, and I realise now how lucky I was to grow up among kind folk. Jools Holland
Family Me People Parents Everybody Took Meet Backgrounds Worshipped Kind Folk Horrible No Interest Had Boy How Up Whereas Realise Grand Interest Them Really Working-Class Who Helped Lucky Grow Grow Up Now Among Extended Extended Family Raise
At 11, I went to live with my maternal nan and granddad temporarily, after my parents separated, and Nan would let me have a go on her piano. My grandparents were like something out of the Noel Coward play, 'This Happy Breed,' and it was magical to hear them sing music-hall songs. Jools Holland
Me Happy Coward Parents Live Out Would Temporarily Magical Something Piano Songs Like Sing Go Maternal Were Hear After Them Breed Separated Grandparents Play Her
As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense of humour, be tolerant, and keep your judgments to yourself. Jools Holland
Family Yourself People Try Values Sense Humour Judgments Pass Up Same Hang Family Values Grew Your Help Help People Tolerant Keep
Early on with Squeeze, we played the Hope & Anchor with U2. Three people turned up. Then two left. Then the last person left. That's the least-attended show I've ever done. Jools Holland
Hope People Three Anchor Left Up Person Squeeze Done Turned Then Show Ever Played Early Last Two
I like to think of myself as Prince Charles's friend. He's a great fellow. There are always people trying to knock him, but The Prince's Trust is one of the biggest supporters of young people in Britain. Jools Holland
Myself Great Trust People Young Think Charles He Supporters Knock Like Prince Fellow Him Always Friend Trying Biggest Young People Britain
It would be great to have Bach in one corner, Bessie Smith in another, John Lennon in another. That's what I'd ideally like. A studio of the dead. Jools Holland
Great Corner Bach Would Would-Be John John Lennon Studio Like Ideally Dead Smith Another Lennon
I have friends who are in the posh category and some who are in the not-at-all-posh category, and some who you would find it very hard to get any sort of handle on. But I am lucky to have any friends, of course. Jools Holland
You Would Find Some Category Sort Course Am Friends Very Handle Get Any Hard Who Lucky Posh
I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for all sorts of things: silent practice with headphones at home; writing; arranging and... just playing the blues! Jools Holland
Love Home Me Writing Practice Find Silent Tour Studio Ideal Headphones Sort Yamaha Arranging Just Blues Them Things Playing
I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don't think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time. Jools Holland
Music Time You Architecture Listening Looking Live Think Films Easy Exciting How Realised Paintings Traveller Present Necessarily Playing
'The Tube' was the first time the plebs had gone on the television. The lunatics taking over the asylum. Jools Holland
Time First Gone Television Asylum Had Taking Over First Time Tube Lunatics
There is always someone in the world who is better or worse off than yourself, and I've never seen that - in either direction - as a barrier to becoming friends with somebody. Jools Holland
Yourself World Better Somebody Seen Worse Someone Direction Never Always Becoming Off Friends Than Either Who Barrier
I only know about a few things, but I am quite good at bluffing. There are a whole range of subjects, including the Renaissance, which I am prepared to sound expert on. Jools Holland
Good Few Range About Only Know Renaissance Sound Am Subjects Few Things Quite Expert Which Whole Prepared Including Things
Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are examples of poets, I think. Jools Holland
Think Examples Poets Paul Amy Amy Winehouse
When I first set up my big band, I only had Gilson Lavis, the drummer from Squeeze, with me. He was the core element. Whenever a group hits the big time, they always get a new drummer because they really need that. You can make do with rubbish elsewhere. Jools Holland
Time Me You First Big Band Group Rubbish Elsewhere Only Had He New Drummer Make Big Band Because Always Up Get Squeeze Hits Whenever Big Time Really Element Need Set Core
A good example of the modern world is the Eurotunnel. And mobile phones - I like them. Jools Holland
Good Phones World Example Like Mobile Mobile Phones Modern Modern World Them Good Example
The one thing I've learnt is that you don't want to be nasty about anybody, unless they've dropped dead. And the annoying thing is that most of the people that I know who've dropped dead are really great. Jools Holland
Great You People Unless One Thing About Dropped Know Most Annoying Dead Learnt Nasty Anybody The One Thing Want Really Thing

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