1) I’m from London. Highbury in North London, to be precise. I grew up on a council estate, leading to many cut knees, amazing water fights, 5 hour games of ‘Run-Outs’, ‘4 goals’ and a few embarrassing bicycle accidents that always seemed to happen in front of old ladies. Oh, and ‘Knock Down Ginger’ – re-named ‘Knock Down Ninja’ for my benefit.

2) Yes, I’m ginger. Not that big, bright orange that you get. No, I’m told I’m quite auburn but I don’t know much about that. It was difficult being a child with ginger hair. As I grow older I appreciate it more, realising that girls love it. All of them.

3) I’m a guitarist/singer (well, I “sing”), forming a band at the moment to make a bit more noise than the acoustic folky stuff I was doing for a while on my own. I want to be the British Josh Homme.

4) I’m trying to crack into the world of journalism; preferably games-related but I’m not overly fussed. I’m writing music stuff for a website (www.musosguide.com) at the moment. It’s voluntary, yes, but very nice when you get to hear new music, live or on record, and interview some exciting acts.



5) I love animals. I grew up owning old English sheepdogs (on a council estate! FTW!) and now, having flown the nest, own a couple of cats. I love my cats. They are allowed to sleep on my bed at night more often than they should be and quite often decide to bring presents in the form of pigeons, mice, worms and rats. Yummy! Saves me going to Tesco.

6) My girlfriend is an artist and I’ve learnt to love going to art galleries since we got together, nearly four years ago now. London is pretty blessed with some amazing galleries and fantastic art to fill them. I do feel lucky about that. It’s nice to have some culture in your life, which I was quite lacking before she came along!

7) I’m a massive Arsenal fan. My family own season tickets and I go whenever I get the chance, usually every month or two. I grew up about 5 minutes walk from the old stadium, with my primary school right next to it. I’m a football nut in general, often missing nights out just to stay in and watch Match Of The Day. I can also watch Sky Sports News all day on a Saturday.


Just above the Edwin Van der Sar's (goalkeeper) head you can see a patch of dark green. That's my jacket. I'm famous.

8) Oh, video games… Hmmm, yeah, well, I bloody well love them! I bought my PS3 in November 2007. Having felt quite left behind when the “next” generation came out (skint), I blew a shit load of cash on it and have never looked back. It has helped me become more passionate than ever about games. I never used to write about them like I do now but I grew up playing C64, Mega Drive and, of course, SNES. N64 was my first foray into video game independence (as opposed to using my older siblings’ ones). I took one look at Goldeneye at my friend’s house and knew I just had to have one for myself. I think my love for FPS games outweighs any other.



9) I love Converse. I’ve owned too many pairs in my lifetime. I am currently wearing a snazzy purple pair. Sexy.

10) My favourite footballer of all time wore the number 10 for Arsenal. His name is Dennis.