Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck answers the question put to him by Eric Montfort. A feature on the UK's Independent not freely available but reproduced by Jim Raker's blog 'In the Woods':

I know Jimi Hendrix used to enjoy watching your performances when you were on tour together in the 1960s. What did you think of him? Eric Montfort, Malta

That was my first UK tour and Cat Stevens was also on the bill. Jimi was an incredible performer; he had loads of energy and used to play his guitar with his teeth. He saved my bacon once when my guitarist fell ill just before the show was due to start. "Don't worry," he said, "I'll play for you". I told him he couldn't just walk on stage with me - he was much too big a star. So he played behind the curtain; it sounded as though I had three guitarists instead of one that night.

Profile of Humperdinck - born Arnold George Dorsey in Madras, India and named after the composer of 'Hansel and Gretel'