 Moss's career was halted in 1935 by a six-year jail term and then by the Second World War, but he lived long enough to be rediscovered in the 1960s, when he revealed that his talent had been preserved through the years.He was reputed to have been cantankerous and mistrusting of others.In later years, Moss credited his friend and bandmate Barbecue Bob with being a major influence on his playing.