His favorite songs are "Reach Out" by
The Four Tops, "Lilac Wine" by
Elkie Brooks, "Pictures Of Lily" by
The Who, "The River" by
Bruce Springsteen, "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by
Fontella Bass, "I Don't Like Mondays" by
The Boomtown Rats, "Let's Spend The Night Together" by
The Rolling Stones, "Short People" by
Randy Newman, "Life In A Northern Town" by
The Dream Academy and "Little Does She Know" by The Kursaal Flyers. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").