One of my pals
is best mates with Mayall's son Gaz (of 'Gaz' Rockin' Blues' and The Trojans fame). Apparently:

a) John Mayall is a cunt and
b) has one of the most epic porn collections of all time
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 26 May 2010, 10:17, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Haha, I don't know whether to be surprised by the pr0n.
But for someone who's made a 40-year career singing the blues with a voice that was so entirely unsuited to the blues, I guess he must be a little arrogant at the very least.

Seriously, on Padlock on the Blues there's at least one track with John Lee Hooker playing guitar...and Mayall sings on them! Surely if you had one of the best blues voices playing on your album you'd politely hand over the vocal duties?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 26 May 2010, 10:23, Reply)

I like 'Blues from Laurel Canyon' a lot, and 'Bare Wires'
but yes, that's a fucking weird decision. Weird guy, weird beard, weird porn.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 26 May 2010, 10:27, Reply)

Perhaps it was a case of,
"Look, you can sing on this one if you want...but you'll have to look at more of my lobster porn first!"
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 26 May 2010, 10:30, Reply)