Influences & Experiences

1. Travel

1.1. India

1.1.1. hookah/shisha

1.1.2. meditation

1.1.3. watch the yogis

1.1.4. simplicity of the monastary

1.1.5. colour everywhere

1.1.6. beauty of diversity

1.1.7. exoticism

1.2. Scotland

1.2.1. seeing people be truly self-sufficient

2. Schooling

2.1. how to work only hard as he had to

2.2. cricket

2.3. art history

2.4. art appreciation

2.5. how lovely boys are

2.6. how to sing

2.7. love for poetry and theatre

3. Family

3.1. hide emotions

3.2. shame for emotions

3.3. hide reactions

3.4. ignore uncomfortable things going on around him

3.5. John

3.5.1. role model for quiet serenity

3.5.2. he and his wife role models for loving couple

4. Brighton

4.1. perform

4.2. juggle

4.3. survive on wits

4.4. not to trust people, even if they seem kind

4.5. that some people will surprise you and actually /be/ kind

4.6. artists can be spectacular

4.7. artists can be mad

4.8. how to diguise

4.9. to be accepting of different sorts of people