Another transcript, because I like having these all typed out:Personal File: Dave Vanian of The Damn

Another transcript, because I like having these all typed out:Personal File: Dave Vanian of The DamnedFull Name: Lamont Cranston (alter ego of The Shadow, famous Forties superhero).Date of Birth: Somewhere around 1856.Do you ever think you’re getting too old to rock ‘N’ roll? Well, rock ‘n’ roll is a funny term. I’m involved in music, not rock ‘n’ roll. And I think age is irrelevant in music. Just look at James Brown. (Do we have to? Ed.)Have you got any children? No. Well, none that I know of. Ha ha.What’s your bedroom like? It’s frightening! It slopes to one side, so if you want to stand on one side of the room, you slide all the way to the other side. It’s mainly dark red, with lots of brocade around the place, and a big silk canopy made of an old parachute hanging over the bed.Have you got any birth marks? None that you could print in your magazine.Do you know anybody called Igor? No, but I do know somebody called Wilf.Do you sleep in a coffin? Me and my wife used to take turns to sleep in a single coffin, but I’m having a new double one specially made. It will have air conditioning and a stereo and be big enough for two.What were you in a previous life? Probably Atilla the Hun.Have you ever actually seen a ghost? Oh yes. There was one who lived with us at my mother’s house. He was a rain coated ‘50′s type of figure, and very friendly. He certainly wasn’t the kind of ghost who throws things around. He just used to appear, hang around, then disappear again. About 18 people saw him all.When was the last time you were in Church? The other day, actually. I went to Bristol cathedral. Just sightseeing, you understand.Do you have any recurring dreams? Only the ones where I’m being chased by my creditors.What would you do if you could be invisible for a day? I’d like to be a fly on a wall in a few places I won’t mention, but otherwise I wouldn’t want to go round nicking things or following people or anything.What do you wear in bed? An earring.What would you have inscribed on your tombstone? “I’d rather be in Philadelphia”. Philadelphia was W.C. Fields most hated place in the world. I’ve been there myself and it’s pretty awful.Do you think flowers scream when you pick them? Very possibly. There’s an old legend about the mandrake (a weird plant), that if you pick one and it screams it means you’re going to die soon. They used to have them  growing underneath gallows. You can’t see mandrakes during the autumn or winter, but they grow like mad in the summer. Years ago I used to work in a cemetery and there was one growing there. It was odd, because it grew right next to a dead tree in this little patch of ground where nothing else grew…Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes, definitely. I think falling in true love is very rare, but it certainly happens. I know, because it’s happened to me.What makes you jealous? Well, materially not much. As far as things go, I always fell I’ll have anything I want in the end, so long as I work for them. I can be a bit jealous in love though.What would you do if you had a proper job? Book illustrating, maybe. I’ve never been to art college or any of that rubbish, but I’ve always loved drawing. Otherwise, I’d like to write a film score, which is something we may end up doing anyway. And I could see myself directing a film, too, though probably not acting in one. I wouldn’t mind acting if I could get a part that was really off the wall and out of character, but I don’t like the idea of pop stars playing pop stars.Do you ever worry about your weight? No. I’m about 10½ stone which is the heaviest I’ve ever been, but that still isn’t fat. I don’t put on weight very easily.What’s in your fridge? A lot of mould and evil-looking green stuff. -- source link

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