My name is John Naughton and this is my blog. I’ve been writing for a living since 1986, or to put that in context, when I started out, Now That’s What I Call Music 8 was at the top of the charts. My first interview was with a barber in Chorlton-cum-Hardy and I got his name wrong. Since then I’ve done a lot of interviews and I’ve made it a matter of professional pride to almost always get the subject’s name right. Oh, and if you’re looking for “the other” John Naughton – Observer columnist, technology expert, the man my family refer to as “the successful John Naughton” – you’ve come to the wrong place. When I’ve developed a bit more tech nous, I’ll put a link to his stuff. Incidentally, he does a daily email which really is excellent.