What is the first thing you see in the morning?
The pristine, serene austerity of my white walls.
Describe the view from where you are right now.
I am looking into the loving, questioning eyes of a pitbull called Basil.
Is there a view you can't quite forget?
The immensity of a wide desert in Namibia.
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An artist or artists' work you could look at every day?
The raw and emotive work of Tracey Emin. The simplicity of the abstract birds of Constantin Brâncuşi. The organised chaos of Francis Bacon.
Favourite album cover?
"Unknown Pleasures" – Joy Division.
Which singer or song do you never tire of hearing – and why?
"Into My Arms" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Those haunting, noble words.
What does your Augustinus Bader bottle feel like?
One’s own reflection.
What's your flavour?
I am not the person you should ask...
Describe a dish that's stayed with you.
Freshly caught fish, burnt by a grill.
What is the taste of winter?
Hibiki whisky, cigarettes, vanished perfume mingling in the night on one's skin.
