Soundtrack Of My Life: Damien Lewis

The first song I remember hearing Elvis Presley – ‘Mystery Train’ “My first love was Elvis , no question.

In our house, we had a French-release compilation album of his songs called ‘Le Roi Du Rock ‘n’ Roll’.

As a small kid, I was obsessed with ‘Mystery Train’.

The way Elvis held his guitar like a gun and the percussive way he attacked the strings made me fall in love with the guitar.

Many years later, I went busking around Europe on my motorbike with a tent and played my guitar in the streets.

But it was all because of Elvis and those early Sun [Records] recordings – and ‘Mystery Train’ in particular.” The first album I bought Blondie – ‘Autoamerican’ “There was an Our Price on Finchley Road, North London that I’d go to with my older brother and sister.

That’s where I bought ‘Autoamerican’ in 1981.

Blondie – what can you say? Apart from the fact that as a young boy, it was impossible not to be in love with Debbie Harry .

I love the variety on this particular record – it goes through different genres.

Years later, I saw Blondie play [in 2013] at a private function in New York with Kanye West .

Debbie Harry was still magnetic.” The first gig I went to Queen, Wembley Stadium, 1986 “ Queen were supported by INXS .

It was before they released ‘Kick’ [in 1987].

I only went because it turned out my friend Kieran’s dad was a big-shot in the music industry and he got four tickets.

I was [around] 17, it was a year after they played Live Aid and Queen were phenomenal.” The song that reminds me of home The Beatles – ‘Eleanor Rigby’ “All through our early teenage years, my younger brother and I were always at the top of the house listening to The Beatles . ‘Eleanor Rigby’ reminds me of the ‘80s and the views out of our house in London: looking at the grey, rain-drizzled skies.