Portrait of the artist: Paul Heaton, musician

'I lost all my eccentricities when I became famous – like growing my fingernails long and being a bit effeminate'What got you started?Punk. As a kid, I'd buy punk records and try to make a similar din. Later on, I had a job as a ledger clerk in a company that made industry magazines such as Foundry Times. I started writing lyrics to get away.Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?Myself. When I got famous, I put on an I'm-just-one-of-the-people act. I lost all my eccentricies – like...

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