1. When was the last time you were genuinely frightened?
Last year when Karen was taken into hospital at the VERY HEIGHT of the pandemic. It was nothing to do with Covid but she was in the hospital and I couldn't even visit her, in fact, when the ambulance came they said I couldn't go in with her. I said I had to, otherwise nobody would be able to communicate with her. They made a special call, I got permission. Arriving there was like being in a post-apocalyptic movie or something. Terrifying. And then four days of wondering would she get out alive? Most frightened I have ever been in all my life. And the most relieved when she came smiling out of the ambulance, home at last.
2. Without condoning it, which war/conflict/battle interests you most?
I'm a huge fan (!) of World War II, which is why I am writing, and will soon unleash upon you all. my definitive history of same. Within that, I think the Battle of Britain, which really showed how David could stand up to Goliath, a few months that changed the course of the war. Never have so many etc.
3. Which musician we lost (recent or not) do you miss most?
Personally, Dan Fogelberg, whose death shocked me, but as you're all saying "who?" I'll go with Bowie. The world is a darker place without him.
4. What instrument seems the saddest to you?
For me it's between cello and mandolin.
5. Truthfully, how do you think you would hold up under torture?
If the future security and existence of the human race depended on my being able to withstand even the slightest torture, it'd be SOL because I would be singing like a canary at just the SIGHT of pincer, pliers or anything sharp or hot.
6. Who is your favourite (!) serial killer?
Got to go for Jack the Ripper. So iconic, so evil and bloody, and far from being caught, his very identity is still a mystery.
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