Do you ever go back to the neighbourhood where you grew up, Astoria, Queens?Peter Clinton, by e-mailEvery day. The town where I grew up is 20 minutes from New York City. It's a little like Acton in London. The workers of New York are my favourite people: teachers, secretaries, poets, all very creative people. I play tennis in Astoria every day and I love being in that atmosphere. I have the same accent as they do and there are some wonderful Italian restaurants. My grandfather came from Italy with $35 in his pocket, but instead of moving to an Italian neighbourhood he moved to an area where there are and were many different religions and nationalities.
Pete Docherty ● 1155d