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One of my main interests as a young teenager in the 1960′s was to go, with my friends, and listen to the juke box which was in most coffee bars at the time.

Of course you had to pay for this entertainment, and as money was a bit scarce we would all take it in turns to put our coins into the juke box and let everyone know what artists we were fans of.

I used to spend a few hours in the coffee bar (I dread to think how much coffee I drank) and then I would make my way home and straightaway tune in to Radio Luxemburg.

Radio Luxemburg was what a much loved and respected radio station. Do any of my readers remember that station?

There were a lot of radio stations around in the 1960s, and many of them were stationed in offshore ships. I cant remember any of the names of those stations or ships now, but if any reader can remember then please let me know.

Although I loved listening to Radio Luxemburg I cannot remember whether this was a radio station which was based on land, or at sea. Can anyone help me here?

Well, it was while I was tuned in to these various stations that I first got a taste for the guitar. Somehow it seemed to resonate with my soul and I just loved listening to any record which had a guitar solo in it.

It was only after a rather curious event took place that I thought about the possibility of playing the guitar myself.

If you are at all familiar with driving in the UK you will have noticed that we have an abundance of roundabouts, literally a large circle in the middle of the road, sometimes with grass on it. The road experts tell us that they aid the flow of traffic, but I am not so sure.

This unusual thing happened to me when I was out one day, passing one of these roundabouts, and there right in the middle was a friend of mine sitting down on the grass and happily strumming on his guitar.

Every car that passed had a good look at him, it was almost as though the roundabout was his stage.

It was not long before I had joined him, and so there were now two people in the middle of the roundabout, one playing, and one listening.

And that wish eventually turned into reality because after that event I saved up all the pennies I could until I was able to buy my own guitar.

Over the years I have played in many bands, and have made music all around the world, but I have never forgotten that roundabout experience.

And I am showing other people now how to kick start their guitar career by having a roundabout experience.

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