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I was born in Norwich, and grew up by the cliffs. I knew there was a big world out there, and I saw rock "n" roll as my way out. My cousin [Iron Maiden singer Bruce] had made the career choice semi-acceptable to the family.My other passion from the age of five was cars, and the two things ran in parallel. I vividly remember chugging along in our VW Beetle the moment my father first pointed out a Porsche 911 to me as it overtook us. It was a pivotal moment, and the fascination for that car just never went away.I studied car design in Coventry, and worked for Peter Stevens at Lotus, with Julian Thomson and Simon Cox rock stars of contemporary car design. I had a good time, but I was hooked on the music, and the next 15 years was all about that. But I always had a total fascination with cars, and I think I might have lost that if I"d gone into car design. They always provided an escape valve.
Date written: 6 Sep 2018
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I was born in Norwich, and grew up by the cliffs. I knew there was a big world out there, and I saw rock "n" roll as my way out. My cousin [Iron Maiden singer Bruce] had made the career choice semi-acceptable to the family.My other passion from the age of five was cars, and the two things ran in parallel. I vividly remember chugging along in our VW Beetle the moment my father first pointed out a Porsche 911 to me as it overtook us. It was a pivotal moment, and the fascination for that car just never went away.I studied car design in Coventry, and worked for Peter Stevens at Lotus, with Julian Thomson and Simon Cox rock stars of contemporary car design. I had a good time, but I was hooked on the music, and the next 15 years was all about that. But I always had a total fascination with cars, and I think I might have lost that if I"d gone into car design. They always provided an escape valve.
Date written: 6 Sep 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13217
