Salford-born Graham and Kevin were both members of the hugely successful band 10cc.

Graham's new DVD Clever Clogs, which is released by Weinerworld on Monday, includes two appearances by Kevin at a '10cc Featuring Graham Gouldman and Friends' gig in Cardiff and at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.

Graham told the Jewish Telegraph: "It was great and very moving when I turned my head and saw Kevin on stage with me. It was a lovely moment."

The band has embarked on two national tours of the UK and various dates throughout Europe playing 10cc hits, plus a selection of Graham's hits written for others.

The set list on the Clever Clogs DVD features 17 hit songs, including some written by Graham for other artists including the Yardbirds' For Your Love and The Hollies' Bus Stop. Graham, who celebrates his 62nd birthday tomorrow, revealed that they called the DVD Clever Clogs, because of 10cc's past reputation as an intelligent band.

He recalled: "A lot of the media and our fans saw us as an educated group of guys.

"They thought we were too clever by half, but we all found it kind of amusing. I mean, we were never the Sex Pistols in terms of lifestyle and the comments they made, but we were not that nice and we did have certain indulgences ourselves."

Despite being born and brought up in Broughton Park, London-based Graham rarely returns home to Manchester and has even moved his mother, Betty, down south, having been there himself for 22 years.

He explained: "I've still got a couple of cousins in Manchester and, of course, the place will always hold a special place in my heart."

10cc, which also contained Prestwich-born Lol Crème as well as Eric Stewart, were hugely popular in the 1970s with songs such as I'm Not in Love, Rubber Bullets and Dreadlock Holiday.

And Graham admits that he is not in touch with Lol - whose father Harold died last week - or Eric anymore.

He said: "Kevin and I never lost touch, but I have with the other two."

Graham said he would not consider a reunion, unless it was "in exceptional circumstances and that would be no problem for me - if people wanted to see it".

Graham is still working with Kevin, as well as on his own solo album, stating that he still loves what he does.

He enthused: "It is great, there is nothing like it. Whether it is writing, recording or playing live, I love it all."

But he is not so enamoured of the idea of people downloading music for free.

Graham warned: "Everything costs a lot of money to produce - from studio hire to writing to the producing.

"A whole generation of people are sharing music and I really do feel that people should pay for doing so."

His website - GG06.com - offers six downloadable tracks, which are an initial 'offering' of a group of songs he and Kevin have worked on.

Graham, who told the Jewish Telegraph last year that aspiring musicians should aim to forge a career "the hard way", admits he is sometimes 'forced' to listen to metal and hip-hop, courtesy of his children, Alex, 15, and 18-year-old Roseanna.

He said: "I don't like Radio 1, I turn it off. I enjoy listening to the Klaxons and the Kaiser Chiefs and I would say my taste is more XFM than Kiss."

Graham is also a fan of The Feeling - who have cited 10cc as a big influence - as well as Boltonians Cherry Ghost.

He added: "These bands have a guitar based-feel, which I do like. They are talented songwriters, too."

Despite being in the business for more than 40 years, Graham is as passionate as ever about music and songwriting.

Click here to view Graham Gouldman interviewed (YouTube)

Click here to view Graham Gouldman live (YouTube)