Time Out at 40

See all Time Out's 40th birthday London heroes

How does it feel to be a Time Out hero?
‘Good, it’s better than being a villain.’

Who are your London heroes?
‘Joe Strummer was a good friend; Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ronnie Wood.'

What’s the biggest thing that’s happened in your field in London in the past 40 years?
‘My show, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever” at Sotheby’s this month.’

What’s your personal favourite moment in London? Where were you, and what was happening?
‘It was when Keith Allen threw icing sugar all over his face and chest outside the Groucho Club in order to get past a ring of journalists who were doing an exposé piece on cocaine use in London. Robbie Williams was going the other way, coming out hiding his face.’
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What’s the future for your field in London? What are your hopes, and what needs to happen?
‘Ever since I began, art has become more and more popular and I hope it carries on like that.’

What does Time Out mean to you?
‘It’s an institution I suppose. I hate change so Time Out is something you can rely on.’

Complete the sentence: London is…
‘…a nice place to go for a rest.’

See all Time Out's 40th birthday London heroes