'Dream comes true' for Sam Fender's guitar tutor

Sam Fender's erstwhile guitar teacher said performing with his aged pupil successful beforehand of thousands of fans was "a imagination travel true".

North Shields instrumentalist Phil Martin made an quality connected signifier during 1 of Fender's sold-out concerts astatine St James' Park.

The self-confessed "old rocker" rehearsed 2 AC/DC tracks for weeks successful bid to "nail" the performance.

He said helium "always had faith" successful his erstwhile student.

Phil began playing guitar aged 15 earlier becoming a one-to-one tutor.

"Eventually, I opened a workplace with a person wherever Sam came to rehearse and grounds and bent out, but anterior to that I'd taught him since helium was astir 12."

"I don't deliberation there's words I tin find astatine the moment. It was awesome. It's what dreams are made of. It's a fantasy.

"I've known Sam for truthful agelong and it came up 3 oregon 4 years agone earlier helium could person sold it out, he'd say, 'What I'd emotion to see, is you, maine and 'Johno' from AC/DC back-to-back'. I'd accidental to him, 'yeah, that would beryllium something, present ha'way'.

"And the different day, it came to pass."

Phil was brought connected signifier with AC/DC frontman and chap Geordie Brian Johnson to execute Back In Black and You Shook Me All Night Long.

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"I rehearsed the parts truthful I didn't person to think. You've got to nail it. I've played those tunes dozens of times a time for the past fewer weeks. I enjoyed myself successful a mode I ne'er have.

"We've ne'er mislaid contact. We've ever been friends contempt the property quality - we talk the aforesaid language. Music is simply a language.

"I ever had religion successful him. His originative vigor was massive. He wasn't the easiest to teach, you had to spell his way. Whatever helium learned, helium ever added thing oregon an thought would travel retired of it. He's inactive similar that.

"To beryllium determination with him... I wanted to springiness him the amusement helium deserved. I didn't privation to fto him down.

"He's agreed truthful galore parts of the assemblage that wouldn't usually premix - the shot crowd, the euphony crowd, aged rockers, young kids... He's had that entreaty due to the fact that his songs archer the truth."

Phil's ain band, Sticky Fingers, person been going since 1994.

He said helium was excited to spot if radical would travel retired to spot him execute again.

"I've already been getting loads of messages from radical saying they privation to travel and spot maine play - I anticipation adjacent fractional of them crook up."