Where do you live?
I live in Xylophagou, Cyprus, but spend most of my time working in Ayia Napa at the Live Lounge live music venue in the main square.
Best childhood memory?
Camping with my family in rainy Wales in tents that always leaked, fishing on the river and playing rubbish board games like yahtzee in a cold tent lol.
Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish?
The Limelight restaurant in Ayia Napa consistently delivers – I always take visiting bands and acts there for a full-on meat feast. Their rib-eye steak is the best.
What food would you really turn your nose up to?
Mayonaise – it’s the devil’s work.
What did you have for breakfast?
Eggs, ham, halloumi, a smoothie, frankfurters, juice, coffee, pineapple and a blueberry muffin! I would like to stress this is a one off thing – my girlfriend thought it was national 25 dollar breakfast day.
Would you class yourself as a day or night person? What’s your idea of the perfect night/day out?
Obviously with my work I’m a night person by default but would love to get to bed before 2am some day and live a less nocturnal existence. It’s definitely bad for you.
Perfect day would be a BBQ round the pool with the phone switched off.
I’m always in bars, clubs and venues at night so the perfect night for me would be a BBQ at night under the stars talking rubbish with friends / family at home with some cool music.
Best book ever read?
The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra. He has an amazing spiritual understanding of the universe we live in and our place in it. It explains beautifully the essence of our souls. Also the Bible Code made amazing claims backed with pretty convincing mathematics. A History of Good and Evil by Joye Jeffries covers a whole range of mind blowing subjects too.
Favourite film of all time and why?
This time of year has to be The Great Escape, an amazing true story and doesn’t have the Hollywood ending you’d get in a typical Bruce Willis film. I also like True Romance starring Christian Slater – it’s a got some of my fave actors Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman and I love the way the central character’s life change in an instant just by falling in love. Although, to be honest, that girl was probably more trouble than it was worth!
Favorite holiday destination and why? What’s your dream trip?
To be honest I love Cyprus; it’s a great destination. I also like LA, Malibu and the south of France.
My dream trip would be to go on safari in one of the big African national parks to see the big game and camp out under the stars Bear Grylls style.
What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
Bombay Bicycle Club, Petebox’s Future Loops album, John Mayer and Ben Howard.
What is always in your fridge?
Beer and cheese.
Dream house: rural retreat or urban dwelling? Where would it be, what would it be like?
Dream house would be a cliff top villa in the hills between Nice and Monaco looking over the sea in the south of France. It really is the most beautiful area I have ever visited, but I like living here in the sun and love our little village along with the Cypriot food and lifestyle.
If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
My loved ones. I really don’t see them enough so if I had the night off then, of course, I would spend it with them. Alternatively, I would love to go for a drink with the head of the CIA and ask them what’s really going on behind the scenes or perhaps a night with Buddha or Jesus someone like that would be cool.
If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
20 chicken nuggets, fries, a large chocolate milkshake washed down with a cool Peroni poolside and wait for the fireworks to begin. Besides wasn’t it meant to be the end of the world on the Dec 21, so I’m guessing we have a few more years yet. You cant spend too much time worrying about that kinda thing, it will drive you insane. Show love to a stranger once in a while it can go a long way to change the hearts of men.
What is your greatest fear?
Fear is the opposite of love, so I guess to not love others or not be loved would be scary but nothing really. Oh! Except big dogs that want to bite your face off.
Tell me a joke…
I waited an hour for my starter so I complained: ‘its not rocket salad’
