That guitar was a brand-new Rosetti semi-acoustic and cost £8, which was a lot of money back then—probably about two weeks’ wages for Jimmy. And that act of kindness changed the course of my life. After that day, all I wanted to do was listen to music and
the rest of the quote: "...and play my guitar. It took me to worlds far beyond my dreary working-class existence, and it made me feel that I could be whatever I wanted to be, wherever I wanted to be. Suddenly, life made sense."
