When I met up again with my fianc? she was absolutely horrified. She said I looked like one of those classic American cars with all the chromework ripped off She wouldn’t talk to me until I regrew it. It’s been back on now since 1957, and that’s the way it’s going to stay.You’ve played Glastonbury four times. Which has been the most memorable so far? Sarah James, LondonWell, the first one was the staggering one. It was a bright, sunny morning and my first ever time at Glastonbury. I was frightened stupid when I drove through and saw thousands of people and tents as far as the eye could see There was a big cockney bloke helping on stage.

He said, “You’re the only one I’m interested in seeing today, Rolf! Are you going to do the one about the bloke with three legs?” It took all the nerves away. They say something like 55,000 people came to see me, and it was 10 in the morning. I think when Glastonbury booked me, they did it as a bit of a joke. But the crowd sang every word of every song.Have you ever wished that you’d become a professional artist? Rob Porritt, by e-mailNo. But when I came to this country, that was what I planned to do I wanted to be a portrait painter like my grandfather. I think I’ve been very lucky because I’ve been able to do my art work and not rely on it for my living. As a result of doing Rolf on Art, I’ve got fired up on painting again I realised how much I’d missed it I’ve had a special studio built.

Since 1960, I’ve taken thousands of photos of things that I’ve thought would make good paintings, so I’m working from them. One that I’m proud of is a picture of some cross-country runners training in a park in Sydney. I was in rush-hour traffic and these runners were silhouetted against the sky. I’ve done another really good one of a Canadian mountain shack.Is it true that you lost your temper with The Beatles? Celine Starling, King’s LynnI got very ratty, yes. I was comp?ng their Christmas show in 1963 at the Finsbury Park Empire I was on before them John Lennon got hold of the microphone. After everything I said, he’d make a comment like, “I don’t think that’s right, Rolfie” He mucked up my concentration.