Jools Holland: why I'm happy just to play the blues

I don't want to be a BBC boss, reveals the Later host and boogie-woogie aficionado Jools HollandJools Holland never did make a wholly convincing bad boy. Even when he toured with Squeeze, the essential London song-writing band of the 1980s, and went on to present the genre-busting youth show The Tube alongside Paula Yates live on Channel 4, Holland always seemed sardonic and quirky rather than dangerous or louche. And this despite the fact he was banned from appearing on screen for a while for u...

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