MY PROG HERO
JIM MORRIS
Inspiring the wider music world…
As an aspiring classical guitarist and music student, Balaam And The Angel’s Jim Morris was smitten by ELP’s blend of the old and new.
Nobody loves you like I do: Balaam And The Angel’s Jim Morris [inset] loved ELP’s musical prowess.
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PRESS/NETTY HODSON
“ELP’s
Pictures At
An Exhibition
was an important album in my teenage years. My brothers and I used to club our pocket money to buy albums and this record came in as a result of [drummer sibling] Des’s interest in it. It’s a fantastic piece of music; it was that combination of being a rock band making a noise while doing an interpretation of classical music. That virtuosity was a fantastic thing for me to see and to aspire to at the time. I started out studying classical guitar and I went to the London College Of Music to do a classical music degree.