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On deathOn death
I realise I don’t have a bucket list; I don’t feel I’ve been cheated of anything. I’d like to have gone to Timbuktu, and there are places I will be sorry not to see again. But actually, because of the nature of my life and the nature of what happened to me in my early life – my addiction – I know I have been very lucky.I realise I don’t have a bucket list; I don’t feel I’ve been cheated of anything. I’d like to have gone to Timbuktu, and there are places I will be sorry not to see again. But actually, because of the nature of my life and the nature of what happened to me in my early life – my addiction – I know I have been very lucky.
On Britain remaining in the EUOn Britain remaining in the EU
We all know what ‘getting our country back’ means. It’s snorting a line of the most pernicious and debilitating Little English drug, nostalgia. The warm, crumbly, honey-coloured, collective “yesterday” with its fond belief that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really) is a worse place now than it was at some foggy point in the past where we achieved peak Blighty.We all know what ‘getting our country back’ means. It’s snorting a line of the most pernicious and debilitating Little English drug, nostalgia. The warm, crumbly, honey-coloured, collective “yesterday” with its fond belief that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really) is a worse place now than it was at some foggy point in the past where we achieved peak Blighty.
On Doctor WhoOn Doctor Who
I’m put off by how much gape-acting David Tennant does. The mouth is permanently gurning. It’s like watching someone who is half Time Lord, half haddock.I’m put off by how much gape-acting David Tennant does. The mouth is permanently gurning. It’s like watching someone who is half Time Lord, half haddock.
On Morrissey’s autobiographyOn Morrissey’s autobiography
What is surprising is that any publisher would want to publish the book, not because it is any worse than a lot of other pop memoirs, but because Morrissey is plainly the most ornery, cantankerous, entitled, whingeing, self-martyred human being who ever drew breath. And those are just his good qualities.What is surprising is that any publisher would want to publish the book, not because it is any worse than a lot of other pop memoirs, but because Morrissey is plainly the most ornery, cantankerous, entitled, whingeing, self-martyred human being who ever drew breath. And those are just his good qualities.
On PROn PR
I have never acted on a press release or gone out to dinner with a PR. I think PR is a ridiculous job. They are the headlice of civilisation.I have never acted on a press release or gone out to dinner with a PR. I think PR is a ridiculous job. They are the headlice of civilisation.
On American exceptionalismOn American exceptionalism
America didn’t bypass or escape civilisation. It did something far more profound, far cleverer: it simply changed what civilisation could be.America didn’t bypass or escape civilisation. It did something far more profound, far cleverer: it simply changed what civilisation could be.
On televisionOn television
I don’t know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.I don’t know how long a child will remain utterly static in front of the television, but my guess is that it could be well into their thirties.
On successOn success
The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the rule.The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the rule.
On travelOn travel
You either get the point of Africa or you don’t. What draws me back year after year is that it’s like seeing the world with the lid off.You either get the point of Africa or you don’t. What draws me back year after year is that it’s like seeing the world with the lid off.
On Rolf HarrisOn Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris is a hard man to hate, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.Rolf Harris is a hard man to hate, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.
On hacksOn hacks
Freedom of speech is what all other human rights and freedoms balance on. That may sound like unspeakable arrogance when applied to restaurant reviews or gossip columns. But that’s not the point. Journalism isn’t an individual sport like books and plays; it’s a team effort. The power of the press is cumulative. It has a conscious human momentum. You can – and probably do – pick up bits of it and sneer or sigh or fling them with great force at the dog. But together they make up the most precious thing we own.Freedom of speech is what all other human rights and freedoms balance on. That may sound like unspeakable arrogance when applied to restaurant reviews or gossip columns. But that’s not the point. Journalism isn’t an individual sport like books and plays; it’s a team effort. The power of the press is cumulative. It has a conscious human momentum. You can – and probably do – pick up bits of it and sneer or sigh or fling them with great force at the dog. But together they make up the most precious thing we own.