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The initial track I was captivated by
My earliest memory is stepping into a space at nursery school where they were blasting Yellow Submarine by the Fab Four. I was mesmerized by the audio textures, and John Lennon bellowing: “Full speed ahead!” When it arrived at the chorus, I remember thinking: “This must be music!”

The first record I bought
When I was eight, I was victorious in a contest at school to select a new record to play at the weekly dance party we had on Fridays. My teacher took me to a local store, and I chose Come Back My Love by the group Darts. The first record I purchased with my own pocket money was Mull of Kintyre by Wings from a music store in Colne. It was topping the charts at the time, and I selected it when my dad pointed out that it was by one of the Beatles.

The song I sing at karaoke
I candidly cannot stand public singing and steer clear at all costs. But if forced, I’d select Summer Wind by Ol' Blue Eyes.

The track I inexplicably know every lyric to
I recently discovered that I can recall virtually every word to The Boy in the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al, and each track on Graceland by Paul Simon.

The ideal song to put on at a soirée
It hinges on what stage of the evening you are at. Early doors it would probably be I Heard It Through the Grapevine by the soul legend. As the party deepens, I’d transition into Prince, the Stones and David Bowie, and when it gets lively, Phat Planet by Leftfield, Born Slippy .NUXX by the techno pioneers, and Ascension by the virtual band, which is an massive track.

The song I can not listen to
I strangely detest Mr Brightside by the Killers.

The ideal piece to have sex to
Come Together by John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

The record that altered my perspective
When I was twelve and just learning to learn the guitar, I’d only listen to classic rock ’n’roll, and was obsessed with The King, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, the New Orleans legend, the glasses-wearing icon and Eddie Cochran. Then my childminder introduced me to Let There Be Rock by the Australian rockers. It was still guitar music, but it was high voltage rock music. As soon as he put the vinyl on the record player, I was a fan for life.

The song that motivates me in the morning
What’d I Say in its full glory by The Genius.

The piece that makes me cry
All music leaves me touched. The Queen of Soul, Frank Sinatra, Presley and the Fab Four all stir my emotions because of the harmony and sheer beauty of the voices. But The Ocean by Richard Hawley gets me going without fail.

The music I’d like played at my final send-off
Elvis. If I’m given a cremation, I’ll have Burning Love. If I’m buried, I’ll have Way Down.