On Michael Jackson and child stardom: He had one of the worst childhoods ever. I think I had the second.
Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
Maybe if I ever come to write about my teens and adulthood - and I can't imagine I will - but if I do, then maybe I will want to say a bit more about the ways in which my parents' relationship with one another impacted on me in later years.
The simple combination of letters and sounds you select as a name for your baby can result in a life of carefree coolness or decades of expensive therapy. Hi, I'm Jake versus Hi, I'm... Tapioca
I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.
If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.
It's sad to see that something you have done or the decisions that you have made affect your children in a negative way.
There's a genetic memory that stays on your bones. What you experience when you're young, I think it stays with you.
