
1971 - music's greatest year?
1971 was the year I was born. It was also the year that Fleetwood Mac released their single ‘Dragonfly’ (b/w ‘The Purple Dancer’) – one of my all-time favourite songs. (Read more on this here.) It's now the title of my new album. A few years ago, seasoned rock journalist David Hepworth published a book called: “1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year”. I largely agree with his hypothesis that 1971 was “the most creative time in the history of popular music.” I have bee