A Bournemouth music teacher who has risen to fame after appearing on America's Got Talent has described the experience as "incredible".

He is known as "famously known for not wanting to be famous”, but John Wines has certainly turned a few heads.

Mr Wines, a music teacher at the Bourne Academy in Bournemouth, rose to fame after appearing on America’s Got Talent with a guitar rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.

He declined to share any details as to what happens next, but spoke about his unlikely development into becoming a TV star.

He began playing the guitar at the age of 18, and said: “I had a guitar as a child, but I never took it up. The guitar that I was given was basically unplayable, I think."

John has worked at the Bourne Academy for 16 years and praised the school saying: "The kids and staff have been fantastic, this school cannot do enough for me. I never expected all this, I knew it might go a bit crazy, but this is insane.

“Honestly, hand on heart it was the best experience of our life because we met some truly amazing people with talents and stories as well, just incredible.

One of the best things is ex students sending me messages congratulating me and strangers saying you’ve inspired me, to me that’s job done it’s everything for a teacher.”

John first entered social media with the username “oldgreyguitarist” because he didn’t want the students to find him which adds to the irony of his character.

He started posting guitar lessons online as well as taking part in the school’s Lockdown concerts. Last August his solo of Hotel California went viral on TikTok with millions of likes and follows.

His students and fellow staff are more than proud of him, David Mastrocola, head of visual and performing arts at Bourne Academy said: “The students think it is wonderful having a celebrity working in the school and will regularly give him a round of applause when he walks through the classroom.

"He has shown huge ambition in creating constant content for his social media platforms and has worked incredibly hard on his guitar playing for years to get to this standard of playing.

"He has also dedicated years of his life inspiring students to play and perform, with many of his students now carving out their own music careers in cities across the country.”