This painting sums up three things that’s stayed with me since I was 14. The Rolling Stones. The Stratocaster. And my fascination with art. As to why 14? Well. I discovered rock n’ roll prior to. But at 14 I felt like I “got” The Stones.

I’d wake up to Brown Sugar
Lazy boned but full of swagger
See Keith Richards in the corner
Wearing a pair of blacken mirror
Take my attitude for the day
Not a rat’s ass to what they say
Just five strings and I’m ready to play
Turn the screws to open A
Jumping Jack Flash is a way I feel
Through crossfire hurricane thunders peel
But I see my feet and I know its real
But it’s alright, cos it’s Jagger’s will
Don’t know a world without the Stones
A restless comfort I’ve always known
Like an e-string left to drone
Paint it black to the bone