"This song doesn’t have a verse, a bridge or even a chorus but it’s one of the best and most exciting things we’ve ever done. It’s all about the mythology surrounding the legendary and influential bluesman. I knew a bit about him as a big influence on Eric Clapton but it wasn’t until I was driving back from the West Country one evening listening to a programme about the Blues on Radio 2 that I heard about the legend
and the myth. Nobody actually knows exactly how and why he died so young or where he’s buried but everybody agrees it had something to do with drinking and womanizing. His ability as a guitar player caused many of his contemporaries to claim he’d sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his extraordinary technique. Either way all the ingredients in his story, true or false make it a great story to tell and embellish."
Luke Morley:
"This song doesn’t have a verse, a bridge or even a chorus but it’s one of the best and most exciting things we’ve ever done. It’s all about the mythology surrounding the legendary and influential bluesman. I knew a bit about him as a big influence on Eric Clapton but it wasn’t until I was driving back from the West Country one evening listening to a programme about the Blues on Radio 2 that I heard about the legend
and the myth. Nobody actually knows exactly how and why he died so young or where he’s buried but everybody agrees it had something to do with drinking and womanizing. His ability as a guitar player caused many of his contemporaries to claim he’d sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his extraordinary technique. Either way all the ingredients in his story, true or false make it a great story to tell and embellish."