Being a rock n' roll ornithologist... conserving both the spirit of rock and the natural wonder of the planet. Being a wildlife nerd and a horror movie obssesive. Laughing at inappropriate moments. Getting lashed. Changing my hairstyle every three weeks. Sunny days. Following Everton Football Club anywhere they take me. Good food and drink. Pleasing views.
He spoke five languages, apparently.
I met him once before, but words failed me.
Rock n' Roll, primarily as a metaphor for everything that's good in the world... which of course includes blues, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, art-rock, metal, country, electronica, soul, psychadelia, folk and anything that's done properly. Specifics? Obsessed with Guided by Voices to the point where it becomes worrying... also Queen, Love, Bjork, Napalm Death, Billie Holiday, Songdog, Buckleys, Public Enemy, The Stairs, Jimi, Led Zep, TEX, Johnny Cash, Emmylou, Turbonegro, The Pogues, Dwarves, Nick Drake, Voo, JAMC, Antony and the Johnsons, Slayer, Hot Club de Paris, Pixies, Maiden, Misfits, Smiths, Nina Simone, Mos Def, Clem Snide, Bad Religion, Hella, Wildhearts, Kyuss, SOD, RFTC, Cheap Trick, Lee Perry, Suicide, Prolapse, Beasties, Beach Boys, Dalek, KLF, Handsome Family, AC/DC, Carcass, Diana Ross, Kate Bush, Outkast, Wu Tang Clan, The Fucking Champs, Conquest of Steel, Nirvana, Neurosis, Captain Beefheart, Tangerine Dream, Suicidal Tendencies, Tokyo Adventures, Diamanda Galas, Leatherface, Sun City Girls, The Ex, Zombies, Death, Miles Davis and I think that will do.
Lynch, Argento, Jodorowsky, Bava, Tarrantino, Ferris Beuller, Japanese unpleasantness.
I have no truck with people who pretend that they never watch television. I watch it quite a lot, and so do you. I especially like wildlife documentaries, planet earth and all that. And the Simpsons.
I love books, but I'm not going to get all wanky about them. You know what I mean. The Bible, that's a good book.
Robert Pollard, Bjork, David Attenbrough, Gerald Durrell, Asia Argento, Bill Oddie, Colin Lambert, Dad, David Moyes. I had to remove Roald Dahl and Mark Twain when I found out they were anti-semites. Not many heroes left.