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Hello and welcome to today’s show where I am pleased to welcome Keith Xander of the group Xander and the Peace Pirates. Keith is the lead singer and lead guitarist with the band who hail from Liverpool. Through their album 11:11 and live concerts the band have gained a large following of fans from around the world, supporting the likes of Bon Jovi and Mannfred Mann’s Earthband on the way. So a warm welcome to you Keith. Let’s start with the name of the band, Xander and the Peace Pirates. I suppose many people when they hear the name think that you are Xander, yet that is your surname and you have your brother, Stuart playing alongside you. The Pirates part of the name comes from the hook that you have on your right arm as you were born without a right hand. Yet that hasn’t held you back and you can play the guitar comfortably with the hook. Can you tell us a little about what it was like growing up and how you feel about your body nowadays? On your first album, many of the songs are about spiritual subjec