Advertising has always been a huge unrecognised source of outdoor relief for the arts. Peter York advertisearthuge Change image and share on social
One should never learn from one's mistakes. Making the same mistakes, over and over again, is a source of unremitting pleasure. Peter York learnmakemistake Change image and share on social
Real writers - serious writers with serious subjects, who earn their living at it - all seem to write in small rooms with that knotty-pine 1974 look on the top-floor rear of their houses. Rooms with views. Peter York earnfloorhouse share on social
There are pop managers, and then there's Simon Cowell, who isn't gay, Jewish or particularly riveting. He's not without interest but he doesn't exactly have the hinterland of, say, Brian Epstein. Peter York briancowellepstein Change image and share on social
By the 1980s, practically no one under 60 in the real civilian world wore hats for anything except weddings, funerals or Ascot. Hats had been in competition with hair, and hair had won. Thirty years before that, Brits of all classes and ages wore hats all the time. Peter York 1980sageascot share on social
If beauty isn't genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning. Peter York animalbeautycunning Change image and share on social
Eponymous brands aren't that popular with analysts and investors now. You can only take an eponymous brand with a living figurehead so far, they argue. What happens when they grow old and die? What happens when they misbehave and go seriously off-brand? Peter York analystarguebrand share on social
Nobody knows anything. I deal with people in all walks of life, some of whom should have some idea of what they're doing. And they're all clueless. It's astonishing that any bridges stay up, or that planes don't constantly plummet from the sky. It's heartening, in a strange way. Peter York astonishbridgeclueless share on social
When I hear about something allegedly happening in the world I always ask: 'Who is doing it?' Trends break out because they're based on real demographics, like there being fewer nuclear families or more people living alone. If 10 people in Shoreditch are doing it, it's a 10-minute fad. Peter York allegedlybasebreak share on social
If you've done a bit of journalism, everyone assumes you must be moving into PR. We're absolutely not becoming a PR agency and we're not turning into Brunswick. We will remain SRU, but we will be owned by the Brunswick Group. It's quite different. Peter York absolutelyagencyassume share on social
