| Full Name: |
Peter Lloyd Riches |
| Nicknames: |
Big Blonde Bastard,
Captain Pernod |
| Date and Place of Birth: |
27 February 1959 in Morton,
near Gainsborough, Lincs |
| Height: |
6'5½" (9½" when in the perpendicular) |
| Eye Colour: |
Grey/green, but often red and bleary |
| Hair Colour: |
Which bit? Bleached bits and brown bits - real hair is dirty blonde |
| Favourite Foods: |
Italian, except spaghetti and seafood - those little crustaceans look too much like nose pickings |
| Favourite Drink: |
Tequila and fresh orange, Southern Comfort and lime, lager - especially Fosters |
| Favourite Film: |
Anything with plenty of over-the-top violence - the gorier the better |
| Favourite TV: |
Spitting Image, The Tube, Ear Say, Coronation Street, anything with us on - hardly ever watch TV |
| Favourite Bands: |
Thomas Dolby, Joe Jackson, Frank Zappa, Motorhead |
| Favourite Books: |
Catch 22, Candide, any Spike Milligan and Woody Allen |
| Favourite Joke: |
The Smiths, Billy Bragg, The Alarm, Tit Kershaw |
| Favourite Clothes: |
Hawaiian shirts, shoes from Robot |
| First Record Bought: |
7": "Life on Mars", 12" "Here Come the Warm Jets", Eno |
| First Gig Attended: |
1972, The Strawbs, Hull City Hall |
| Best Gig Attended: |
1983, Bowie, Milton Keynes
1982, Bauhaus, Hull Tower Ballroom
197?, Bowie, Bridlington Spa |
| Previous Jobs: |
Restaurant washer-upper, bingo caller, DIY shop slave, factory tour guide, engineering workshop labourer, commercial photographer and graphic artist |
| Best Moment of Career So Far: |
Hearing "Miranda" for the first time on Radio Caroline |
| Heroes: |
David Bowie, Ken Livingstone (England's greatest eccentric), John Cleese, Clint Eastwood |
| Heroines: |
Joan Rivers, Grace Jones, any woman with real balls |
| Likes: |
Spontaneous friendship, honesty, hardworking practical types, money |
| Dislikes: |
Self-centred bores, crummy gig promoters, no money, thugs, pious fucking non-smokers, people who can't get up in the morning |
| How Would You Describe Yourself: |
Drunken slob |
| Most Desired Cars: |
De Thomaso Panthera, Countache, Corvette Stingray Turbo (you can stuff your Rolls!) |
| Most Hated Cars: |
Reliant Robin, Bond Bug, all new-style cars which look the same |
| Dying Words: |
Turn it up! |
| Countries I'd Most Like to Play in: |
China, America |
| Worst Fast Food: |
McDonalds |
| Most Disliked Instrument: |
The guitar, and all it symbolises |
| Most Hated Human Beings: |
Left-handed, black-haired, short-tongued, cross-eyed French dwarves (and Libyans) |
| Most Loved Human Beings: |
Anyone who wants to give me a lot of money |
| Favourite Animals: |
Pussy cats |
| Most Hated Sports: |
Football, cricket, rugby, darts, snooker |
| Favourite Sports: |
Track and field, ice hockey, ski-jumping, taking the piss
(the above two categories are purely on a spectator basis, by the way!) |
| Best Holiday: |
Venice |
| Worst Time of Year: |
Christmas, humbug! |
| Favourite Ice Cream: |
Loseleys lemon sorbet |
| Favourite Cigarettes: |
Lambert and Butler (silver pack) |
