I Can't Help It If I'm Lucky

The Big Issue asked me to write "a letter to my younger self". I wrote this instead.

When I was 16 my key interests were music, music, girls and music. I took the New Musical Express to school with me every Thursday and completed the crossword during the first period. Born in 1961, I got Glam Rock when I was 11-12 and Punk Rock 16-17. Lucky boy. Lucky also that I didn’t hate school, didn’t hate my parents and the odd girl liked me. I ga…