Love music - Mozart; the blues; guitarists: Pete Ryder;Chet Atkins; Alan Clare; Ry Cooder; Mark Knopfler; love slide guitar. Love most female singer who have 'done their time' on tour: Carole King; Joni Mitchell; Emmylou Harris; most female singers apart from the 'trillers' - Mariah Carey, Witney Houston. Find Adele a bit 'samey, she's not got her stripes for me. Can't stand the X factor - thank god it's on the way out.