Nose-diving into the abyss..
I used to think I'd end up somewhere between Hunter S Thompson and Mark Bolan but I fear the reality is somewhat less glamourous. I "work with children", which is nice, but most of my spare time is spent day-dreaming about music, and the LP I've sworn to release before I'm 50. And my (as yet undeveloped) first novel.
I help sort out the Freakin parties in York and the rest of the world, and in return they occasionally allow me to select my favourite House Music discs to blast through their rad sound system. After 15 years wearing headphones it is still my favourite pastime and it's taken me to some of the most memorable places in my life: Up blood-stained elevators to spin on Leeds' pirate Dream FM; a pier-end Ibiza nightclub where people were wearing sperm hats; the Yorkshire forests at dawn. The musical inspiration from the Detroit greats and my Freakin crew more than justify my existance, and led me to open my record shop Pure Sheng (RIP), which was a right laugh.
Probably the most impressive thing I've ever done is help create an actual human being. My daughter Anya is one of the funniest and most caring people on the face of the Earth, and I love vicariously viewing the world through her filter. Kinda helps me keep the faith with this dysfunctional planet.
Well, nice to meet you... I'll try and blog anything that might be of interest, but don't go blue holding your breath.Hit me up