Amy Macdonald was 12 when her world wobbled on its axis after she bought her first CD: 'The Man Who' by Travis. It was the first album Amy ever owned, she was blown away and from that moment wanted to start a band.

Inspired Amy picked up one of the guitars her dad had lying round the house. She taught herself how to play and soon had gigs in Starbucks and Borders in Glasgow. A good reception at their Friday night open-mic spots led to her doing the same at the Edinburgh branch and landing gigs in Glasgow venues like the Barfly. She began sending off demos and was taken on by Melodramatic Records, a London-based production and management company run by Pete Wilkinson.

Last year, with Wilkinson producing in Soho, and rock legend Bob Clearmountain mixing in Los Angeles, 19 year old Amy Macdonald recorded her debut album ‘This Is The Life' which has already gone on to be a Top 10 smash and has so far spawned the hits 'Mr Rock & Roll' and 'LA', but it's no coincidence that one of the most affecting songs on Amy Macdonald's debut album is the trumpet-laden, atmospheric 'Let's Start A Band': a simple song, sung brilliantly, roaring powerfully in her ears and in the head, about how magic it is to love a band, follow a band, be in a band.

When you're a teenager, that's all that matters.