We`ve covered in much depth everyones fave songs, tracks, albums but i`ve been thinking recently about stuff that somehow affected you in a much more direct way so by this I mean the music that changed the direction of your life.

For me it was Technique by New Order.

1989, I`m in the R.A.F. (Those lovely boys in blue, not that mid-seventies German bunch). I`m kind of enjoying it, plenty of travel, the work is actually ok, the people tolerable if you ignore the fact that you`re considerd strange not to like Wet Wet Wet or to actually enjoy that "weird indie shite".

I`m on detachment in Akrotiri, Cyprus (live Missile firing should you be interested) and we are getting plenty of r and r. In the clubs in downtown Ayia Napa the music is getting my attention...and it gets me thinking. I`ve signed up for 7 years but...I want to grow my hair into a floppy fringe and gurn stupidly.

A year later, I`ve bought myself out and thanks to an old school friend who is finishing a course at Salford University i`m now sharing a house with 2 of his friends (Now 2 of my best friends)in a desirable part of Langworthy Road.(Thanks to that nice man who poured acid over my car beacause I parked in front of his house)

I`m skint but happy and land a job with Our Price which morphs in to a 15 year career with Virgin covering the arse end of Madchester, Grunge, Britpop and whatever came next. Those days finally came to end of course but I still live up here in the North of England and can`t imagine being anywhere else. Married now (to my old school friends ex-girlfriend...but that`s all ok) but I often wonder how my life would gone had Hooky and co not got loved up.

What`s your story?