John Cale: My family values

The musician and composer talks about his familyThe whole idea of my grandma is repulsive to me. There are certain things that you can't get out of your mind. It's embedded in me. I was treated by her as not worth the time, and she treated my father like that as well. It was a classic case of the Welsh with the English.I didn't understand the volatility and the hatred that came from my grandmother. I understand it now of course – here was my mother, a school teacher, who gave that up to look a...

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