When I met Randy Newman after his thrilling performance at The Sage earlier this year, I was so confused and excited that instead of getting him to sign one of his albums and giving him one of mine, I got him to sign mine and then couldn’t give it to him because it would have been rude. Yertiz!

His music – just his voice and a gigantic Steinway – made us cry. Feels Like Home was my favourite. He is a genius.