Apparently, I have a totally different sense of humour.
People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.
Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.
I don't trawl record shops anymore. I usually hear music in bars or at friends' houses.
Postmodernism surely requires an even greater grasp of symbolism, as it's increasingly an art of gesture alone.
I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.