Now that's what I call Bonkers

In pop, a little bit of madness still goes a long way, gibbers Sam Richards"Some people think I'm bonkers," boasts Dizzee Rascal in his new single, Bonkers. Forget for a moment that Dizzee has quaintly chosen the language of Timmy Mallett and middle-market tabloid headlines about made-up EU directives to describe his psychological dysfunction. The real issue here is pop's continued blithe glorification of mild mental illness.Is it really a good idea for Dizzee to "let sanity give me the slip"? S...

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