What is your favourite place in Sussex?

My favourite place is Brighton, a very exciting welcoming city. The first time I visited my memories of the music from Quadrophenia came flooding back. I can't help thinking of what it would have been like back when music was tribal and people wore their musical identities with pride.

What do you love most about living in Sussex?

I don't live in Sussex but if I did I'd live slap bang in the middle of Brighton and immerse myself right in the middle of the art community, helping to get funding for art projects for unknown artists and touring my work around the county. That would be a great feeling to live in Brighton.

What advice would you give to your 12-year-old self?

My advice would be that you don't have to climb on the church roof to prove anything and I don't have to be first at everything.

What is your most valued possession?

My most valued possession is my music collection.

I have loved music all my life and I get to listen to and collect a lot of it. The great thing about my job is in getting time to listen to a band's entire back catalogue in a day and I really like exploring different genres. My collection started around 1986 and is a constant source of annoyance to my partner.

What is your biggest regret?

My biggest regret is thinking that psychedelic drugs were the answer.

Deep water is a problem, I'm not a fan. I was OK until a holiday in Turge put me off. It's so clear and deep. I'm not great at swimming either.

What is your proudest achievement?

Getting my artwork to rise up after 20 years on the outside and not just surviving as an artist but thriving. It is great.

Which five people would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?

Eddie Vedder.the greatest voice and activist, Freddie Mercury, the ultimate frontman, Caravaggio for his mystery, skill and adventure, Oliver Reed for drinks and anarchy and Stanley Unwin for his verbal gymnastics.