My father was the king of the joke-tellers. I was so impressed as a child watching him, holding people in rapt attention.
A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible for the sake of the undergraduates, as German as possible for the sake of the public at large-and as confused as possible for the preservation of the whole uneasy balance.
My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.