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Jim Capaldi

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 2, 1944

This was an important part of my life. But it was also sad that we didn't play there, cause we had such alot of fans that were waiting for us and Brazilians are great people. It's now my second home.

Jim Capaldi

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

Jim Capaldi

You try to be moody when you're young and it had a good ring to it.

Jim Capaldi

They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage.

Jim Capaldi

I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up.

Jim Capaldi

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.

Jim Capaldi

I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up.

Jim Capaldi

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.

Jim Capaldi

You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something.

Jim Capaldi

So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong.

Jim Capaldi

This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different.

Jim Capaldi

I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.

Jim Capaldi

We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life.

Jim Capaldi

Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music.

Jim Capaldi

I turned everybody on so, psychologically, I guess I was pushing the boundaries creativity.

Jim Capaldi

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Jim Capaldi

We loved everything. We wanted to be able to do anything.

Jim Capaldi

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.

Jim Capaldi

But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.

Jim Capaldi

I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?

Jim Capaldi