188:'s music was the first music he ever listened to, and Presley profoundly influenced his taste. He told an interviewer, "As a kid I used to spend all my pocket money on vintage records from the '50s and '60s. I got it home, listened to it, loved it, sang along to it." His style draws heavily on music of this period. He said of his single "Never Gonna Let You Go", "Motown Soul fused with Rock 'n' Roll. Well, they said it could never be done so this song is going to prove them wrong."
152:. They have a daughter and a son. He left the Dualers in 2010. He adopted a style that had more rock or rhythm and blues. He formed a band which started to get hired to perform in pubs and small venues. He said of the difficulty in getting started, "they just saw me as a reggae artist doing bebop and were a bit like: 'What is he doing here?
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