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My parents gave up a lot to bring me up in the little house on the prairie, and I wasn't prepared to make those sacrifices, nor was the generation before me and the generation after.

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I do tend to look back to my parents generation and think wow! what a great way to be, to live with one person for a lifetime, to bring your kids up in these really solid families.

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It felt natural. That is what I remember most about becoming a father halfway through my 20s. As if Mother Nature was giving me the big thumbs up.

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The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up.

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When he was born, I looked at my little boy and felt an unconditional love I never knew was inside me. As he grew, and I watched him stagger about, squeak his first words, and turn into a beautiful little boy, that feeling did not change.

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When you have a kid, money matters.

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My teenage years were spent trying to look like Rod Stewart - I ended up looking like Dave Hill from Slade.

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I box for four hours a week and my diet is pretty healthy.

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The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it.

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When you are a journalist in the music business, as I was, you end up dying or going to the gym - I chose the gym.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Critic

Born: Unknown

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