David Essex

Singer

1947-07-23

Books by David Essex

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I'm a bit of a Renaissance man. Or you could say I have a short attention span. I'm always thinking, what shall I do now?
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I write in the garden room, on my terrace at home in Covent Garden.
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As a kid, my family used to go to a holiday camp in either Clacton-on-Sea or the Isle of Sheppey, on the other side of the Thames Estuary. We'd stay in a caravan or a chalet, and it was very family-orientated.
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My grandfather was a travelling tinker in Cork.
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My blue-grey Irish eyes are from my grandfather, who was a travelling tinker.
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I recommend walking in Whitstable as it is a compact town. People also take fishing trips from the harbour, but boats and I don't get on that well!
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I have always tried to get to tomorrow today. I don't really wallow in what is happening at the moment.
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