Yeah

... 'cause it would make me feel worse.

So I seemed to be able to manage that.

But anyway, it was like, it was like a two-day, but two ma- going on for three-day bender, and I just went, "No, don't wanna this.

I don't wanna do this anymore." Just looking out the window, could see all Manchester.

It was pouring down, surprise, surprise.

I just thought, "Nah, this is it.

... because you're very open about this now, your ADHD diagnosis last year.

Yeah, yeah.

Then I met...

So that was that.

Yeah, the therapist, then the podcast when I saw myself, and I was really like, "Sit still." Quite cross with myself.

You were like Pierce Pierce.

"Sit still, Thompson." [laughs] Please, John, sit still.

And I'm like this, and I'm, I'm not so bad today.

Of course

That is so clever

... about 1977.

I did a, a, a magic wallet trick.

So what you do, you'd ask for a note and a coin.

You'd fold the coin into a, a section of the wallet, and you'd put the note underneath two like elastic bars.

You'd flip the wallet, the coin had disappeared, and the note was on the other side.

Anyway, I think I asked for a £10 note, and in 1977 I think I was paid about, what, 80 quid for me first gig, age six.

He was