Shakin' Stevens

“I knew about my grandmother's husband who died in the Albion coal disaster. But I didn't know a brother died in the same disaster because of the health and safety, which was terrible.”

“To be honest I was never much of an Elvis fan myself.”

“We had a wind-up gramophone long before I came along, and it moved on to a Dansette record player. That's how I heard the records as I grew up.”

“I don't think I look like him at all. There is only one Elvis and there Is only one Shakin' Stevens and I'm getting sick of people asking me that.”

“I mean, I didn't know that my dad was married before he met my mum. He was married for a year and he had a son. Even when I was grown up, that secret was still not let out.”

“I love the Wilburys, but what made them special was the make-up of the band.”

“We've had Salvationists in the family for more than 150 years.”

“I knew dad was born in Yorkshire and mum was from Mountain Ash.”

“The Salvation Army do a lot more than sit around the Christmas tree with a band.”

“There's nothing wrong with being mad.”

“Brave people such as my Uncle Leonard were willing to put themselves at risk to preserve what they valued in life and young men and women today continue to make those sacrifices for our country.”