Trivia

His favorite songs are "What Christmas Means To Me" by Stevie Wonder, "Get Away Jordan" by Dorothy Love Coates, "Silent Night" by 'Mahalia Jackson', "I Can Make It Thru The Days" by Ray Charles, "I'm Ready" by Fats Domino, "Message To My Son" by Solomon Burke and Eric Clapton, "May You Never" by John Martyn, "Walk Back In" by 'Keb' Mo', "If You Love Me" by Van Morrison and B.B. King and "Feel Like Going Home" by Charlie Rich. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").

Keyboard player for Squeeze and the Jools Holland Big Band.

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.

The first single he bought was "For Once In My Life" by Stevie Wonder.

In 1990; he had his father charged, convicted & imprisoned for stealing his then girlfriend's £35,000 valued jewelry. his father was housesitting for his son & holland's girlfriend (christabel McEwen, now holland's wife) at their house where the theft occurred whilst the couple were away on holiday.