Alvin Lee (19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English guitarist and singer, best known as the lead guitarist and lead vocalist with the blues rock band Ten Years After. Read full biography of Alvin Lee →
I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would... →
I just play to the people I can see. So it's almost like you are playing to the first few rows of the crowd. You can see the faces of the first... →
The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band, but now they are really another band, so... →
Back in those days we thought we could change the world.
Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.
I went to see John Mayall at the Marquee, with Peter Green on guitar, and that was a particularly good gig.
George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a... →
It wasn't until the movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was... →
I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics.
It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos... →
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records.
I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.
I write and record all the time; it's my hobby and my passion.
Alvin Lee (19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English guitarist and singer, best known as the lead guitarist and lead vocalist with the blues rock band Ten Years After.