Name - Robert Spark.

Date and Place of Birth - 14 April 1967, Belvedere Hospital, Glasgow.

Instruments Played - Bass and guitar.

Favourite Films - Angel Heart, Don't Look Now, Diva, Round Midnight.

Favourite Books - The Private Memoirs And Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, White Spider by Heinrich Harrer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

Favourite TV Programmes - Play For Today, The Culture Show, Later With Jools Holland.

Favourite Coronation Street Character - Eddie Yates.

Favourite Records - Why Popstars Can't Dance by Big Flame, Up The Hill And Down The Slope by The Loft, Just Like Honey by The Jesus And Mary Chain, Paul's Boutique by The Beastie Boys, Dummy by Portishead, 24 Hour Party People by The Happy Mondays, Power Corruption And Lies by New Order, Let's Get Lost by Chet Baker, Three Wishes by The Television Personalities, Baby Honey by The Pastels, Everything Flows by Teenage Fanclub, Checkmate Savage by The Phantom Band, Mykanos by Fleet Foxes, Meat Is Murder by The Smiths, Tupelo by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Harvest by Neil Young, Fur Immer by DAF, L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods, The Young Gods by The Young Gods, Lift your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by God Speed You! Black Emperor, Dry by PJ Harvey.

Favourite Flavour Of Crisp - Salt and vinegar Chip Sticks.

Favourite Food - Seafood, especially oysters.

Favourite Place To Eat - At the kitchen table.

Favourite Drink - A Martini or a large Highland Park or Glenlivet.

Greatest Embarrassment - The next one.

First Job - Milk boy.

First Crush - Angharad Rees.

First Record Bought - Lucky Number by Lene Lovich.

Previous Bands - Mid-eighties un-named Irvine supergroup featuring Willie Byron, Kevin McMunigal, Davie Hughes and John Douglas.

When Did You Last Cry - Last Saturday night.

What Books Are You Reading At The Moment - Text books.

What Would Be Your Ideal Holiday - Camping in Glen Sannox, Arran; exploring Tibet; sailing around the Western Isles of Scotland.

Who Would You Least Like To Be Stuck In A Lift With - Max Clifford; Piers Morgan; Jeremy Clarkson.

Have You Ever Seen A Ghost - Nope, and there's a good reason - they don't exist!

What Have You Got In Your Pockets - Trousers - phone, car keys, headphone splitter. Coat - wallet, house keys, earpiece for the phone, leather gloves.

And another thing - for breakfast, I had a really good Scottish morning roll (crispy and chewy) with butter and a good, strong cup of tea.

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