I go to the Caribbean for a month every January with hand baggage only. All you need is a passport and a credit card. John Niven baggagecardcaribbean Change image and share on social
The Clash were the first big love of my life. Lyrically, they inspired me to get out, explore life, and maybe kick some doors down. John Niven bigclashdoor Change image and share on social
I understand that some people like certain things more than others, but by the time you are an adult, you really should be able to sit down and eat pretty much anything. John Niven adulteatpeople Change image and share on social
I wound up becoming an A&R man at London Records in the 1990s, during the boom of Britpop, the last great gold rush of the music industry. I saw incredible greed and terrible behaviour. I was greedy and terribly behaved. John Niven 1990sbehavebehaviour share on social
It wasn't until my teenage years that a book really left a mark, and that was George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four.' It was on the syllabus at school when I was about 16, and I went on to read more of his books. It was the height of the Cold War, so a lot of the messages really resonated at the time. John Niven bookcoldeighty share on social
In your teens and twenties, death doesn't exist. In your thirties, you glance down the road occasionally. But then in your forties, it becomes a full-time job looking the other way. John Niven deathexistforty Change image and share on social
If you put a frog in boiling water, it'll jump straight out. If you put it in cold water and gradually bring it to the boil, it'll sit right there until it dies. Scotland has been sitting in England's gradually boiling water for so long that many people are used to it. John Niven boilbringcold share on social
We live in a crazily youth-orientated world nowadays. It's a trickle-down thing. We see pictures of lithe, attractive celebrity couples such as Brad and Angelina or the Beckhams cavorting around, covered in tattoos, stomachs as flat as the singing in early 'X Factor' rounds. John Niven angelinaattractivebeckhams share on social
I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.' John Niven absolutelycomputerday Change image and share on social
If you're one of the hundreds of thousands of people out there toiling over your unpublished manuscript, trying to make your way across that vast ocean in a bathtub, I can only say this to you: keep paddling. Well, either that or start vlogging. John Niven bathtubhundredmake share on social