For some unknown reason I have developed an insatiable appetite for autobiographies in middle age.
I have learned a lot of trivia from this genre; not only detail of the lifestyles of the rich and the famous (Richard Branson's early forays into the world of competitive hot air ballooning from Mike Oldfield, Keith Allen's views on Harry Enfield's parenting) but more interesting titbits, such as the origin of the phrase "once bitten, twice shy" from Tom Baker, or Chris Waddle's greater desire to be a musician than a footballer from Chris Donald. One trend that is identifiable in the lives of band members is that the dynamic is more Orwell than Jefferson. Even though in a lot of exposés...
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