Sayer, who grew up in Shoreham as the son of a maintenance engineer at Southlands Hospital but now lives in Australia, said he has fond memories of growing up in the area.<\/p>\n
He recalled how, on one occasion, he and his brother had taken their father’s car for a drive around the car park at the hospital, but had accidentally crashed into his office.<\/p>\n
“We were grounded for months”, he joked.<\/p>\n
He said that, ahead of his tour, “all of the work is keeping me young”, adding that he is “singing as good as ever”.<\/p>\n
Sayer begins his UK tour in Bexhill on 7 October, before playing Worthing’s Assembly Hall, Folkestone in Kent, and the London Palladium alongside dates across the UK.<\/p>\n
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