In addition to music, Chas is also very proficient in gardening. He planted a huge onion has earned him awards. Just last year, he topped in the village vegetable exhibition.
On stage, he was playing the piano singing old man in real life, is the charming polite gentleman. His speed of light, love to laugh, eager to tell us about the music he loved and vegetable growing. He said that both complement each other perfectly. "When there is no inspiration when I write songs, I can ride a bike here hoe hoe. This can help me getting rid of thoughts, find inspiration, "wearing his iconic glasses and a straw Chas said.
When I walk in here, as if immersed in music, as in unaware of the passage of time. Only music and gardening I have felt this way. ” He knows this and guide me "come smell the smell of wild garlic," he pulled from the soil, "nothing could be more fresh flavor. ” Then, he picked up some newly-found green onions: "you can buy small onions at the supermarket don't have this fragrance. Well, it tastes really good. "He smells it, smiling. "Give you a gift. "He smiled and handed me the first gift, I received a lot of gifts.
CHASS is not only recently turned "self-sufficiency" practitioner of life, as early as 1972, he had his farm. Born in 1943, grew up in post-war Edmonton, North London, he grew up loved gardening.
In his interesting book, Chas and his rock garden (Chas And His Rock 'n' Roll Allotment), his experiences memories and mother grow lettuce. He hand-picked lettuce, enjoy a lettuce salad cream sandwiches: "I can still remember the taste. ”
Chas also filed two widowed sisters, Glyde (Glad) and grace (Grace), who had helped him on the road to self-sufficiency gardening. In 1972, Chas and his wife Joan (Joan) and two daughters Kate (Kate) and Juliet (Juliet) moved to broxburn (Broxbourne) (now on the served as drummer in Chas and Dave's son Nick Nik unborn at the time), the Glyde, and sister grace is the neighbor of his family at that time. "It doesn't look like they still lived in the Victorian era, is the ' self-control and repair ' generation. They even have shading material left from the war, I greatly respect them. ”
"My family is not rich, many of the items are used repeatedly, we didn't waste anything. Now, I'm still doing. "However, they began to do his gardening skills with suspicion. "I will leave my best carrot for them. "Said chass.
"Then one day, I picked up a potato, they found cut potatoes when there are holes everywhere, but in fact, I found after the cut potatoes are perfect. They come to the realization that I might be gardening, have a thing or two. ” Chas planted many things, lettuce, pumpkin, celeriac, beets, parsley, shallots, gooseberry, winter squash, and more. He said that beetroot leaves taste good, not worse than spinach.
Chas field make him proud, will take care of almost every vegetable. He said that often people try to stuff too much, too fast, and lose a lot of interest. "My motto is: ' little and often '," said CHASS: "If you do too much, you will be tired and enthusiasm will be put out. ” When winter comes, Chas would wear very warm with MP3 to listen to many of the best comedies like Hancock's half hour.
Chas said, though he loved music, but pastoral help him exercise, also gave him peace away from the stage.
Like his love of gardening, Chas ' interest in music also can be traced back to childhood, although that is what happened after the tragedy. "Just before my birthday, my father committed suicide," Chas said, "we'll never know why. That time was hard. In 1947, I met my good brother Dave.
Life being very short, Friday to Sunday, momma's regular sessions at a local club playing the piano. I know Monday when we can eat well, because my mother the weekend performances can earn a little money. I always said, music and piano with a smile on your face. ”
"I also remember dad died of grief. Relatives came to see us, I could detect those who mourn. But once the piano sounded, my uncle Al Brown wine from the bar and get a point, everybody smile. I thought, ' this is what you have to do something. ' That's why I want to be happy music. I think it all stems from there. ”
Chas physical and psychological pleasure from music, if not a week to perform, he would feel something missing. "I feel like I had a sleepless night or day without food," said chass. Over the past 50 years, he performed three every week. "Even when we're on vacation, if I can play the piano, then ... ..."
Sun began to set, Chas, I prepared some salad lettuce, and dig some beets and Mint. "Here," he said to a scent of mint powers ' roots. "The Mint will have a new home, it makes me feel very happy. You will like it, mint fragrance will follow you home. That's nice. ”
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