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Being Chronically Shy I Needed To Create A Persona For Myself And Be Involved With A Band Where I Could Be Ruler Of My Own Kingdom. Then Pulp Became Hugely Popular And I Lost Control Of It, Which Is When It All Went Wrong.

As A Shy Kid Growing Up In Sheffield, I Fantasized About How It Would Be Great To Be Famous So I Wouldn't Actually Have To Talk To People And Feel Awkward. And Of Course, As We All Know From Fairy Stories, When You Achieve That Ambition, You Find Out You Don't Want It.

Part Of Why I Started A Band Was Due To Feelings Of Shyness And Social Ineptitude. I Saw It As Some Way Of Being Able To Interact With People From A Safe Distance. It's Always Been About Trying To Get To Know People. Albeit, It's A Bit Of A Contradiction Because You Can't Really Get To Know People When They're 10 Feet Away And There's A Big Mass Of Them.

I'm Not A Religious Person But I Do Like The Idea Of Sunday As A Day Set Apart From The Rest Of The Week. It's Nice To Have A Period Of Reflection And Have Time To Think About Things.

I'm A Sluggish Character; I'm A Bit Slow. For Some Reason I Find It Hard To Work Quickly.