8 minutes with Peter Gregson (Musician @CiR 10)
When and where did you last have a really good night out (not working)….where and why? I get to travel a lot, but am always working when I’m away! When I was in New York in April,, I went out after a concert with some friends, drinking exclusively in painfully trendy speak-easy bars in Manhattan, ending at a very well hidden burger joint (it oozes a self-proclaimed ‘Rock Star Cool’ – and it’s totally true). Hidden behind a velvet curtain in Le Parker Meridien’s lobby, this is just the best place in the city – they only do beer by the pitcher and the burgers are incredible. We then went back downtown and continued the speak-easy crawl/stumble.
What’s your favourite item of clothing and why? Lolo has assigned me a stylist who’s job is to sort my clothes out. That should tell you plenty.
When did you last shed a tear?I watched “Up” on a plane recently. There was definitely a single man tear in there somewhere…
If you could own any piece of art in the world, what would it be?Anything big by Jean Michel Basquiat (Warhols protege). Love it.
Who makes you go weak with desire? Scarlett Johansson
When was the last time you embarrassed yourself to the point that you blush inwardly when you think about it? In an attempt to charge my iPhone in a very well known recording studio, I literally flipped the switch that controls the power for the room, turning everything off and meaning the whole place had to be manually restarted, all in wasting about 30mins of studio time. I didn’t have the courage to fess up and face the inevitable mockery from the engineer and producer, so speedily offered up a power surge as the probably cause. It was, in a way, slightly true.
This actually wasn’t all that long ago. I blame it on poor circuit design.
When was the last time you told a lie?8.30am this morning at Pret. I actually wanted a cappuccino, but didn’t think the craftsmanship of the one before my order was taken was really up to much, so I went with a filter coffee. I’m a terrible liar, but I think I got away with it.
Who is your favourite fictional character? Simon Cowell.
If you had to represent your life so far in a shoebox, what would you put in it? My passport, email password and details of where my cello is (it probably wouldn’t fit in a shoebox)
What album will you keep listening to and never get bored of? I don’t have one. That’s why I’m a musician… it stops me getting bored.
You got a hot date/guest you wanna impress- what do you cook them?Poached salmon with pistachios and pesto with green beans and rice. Pudding probably from Waitrose – frankly, whatever they charge is less than I’d spend in excess ingredients by getting it wrong. Oh, and controversially, I don’t really go in for puddings. Probably get a nice-ish bottle of wine, though.
What song will you have played at your funeral? Schubert’s Quintet in C major. If you don’t know it, don’t wait for my funeral – sort it out and listen now!
What’s the most embarrassing thing on your iPod For professional reasons, I really shouldn’t answer this. My iPod could be sectioned it’s so bad…
If you could be trapped in a lift with any 3 living people – who would they be? With a power trio of Steve Jobs, Rihanna and Stephen Fry, all the boxes are ticked.
What makes you happy? Doing what I love to do, which selfishly, is exactly what I want to do and fortunately, what I am doing. Oh, and all the classics: travel, food, cinema and golf.
