Si Texen
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | France |
| Introduction | 'Si Texen' is English, born in Luton, Beds. Fatherless by the age of 2. Outdoor country childhood. Brought up mainly by older sister and aged grandmother. Mother mostly out at work. Solitary child, but for sister. Started telling myself bedtime stories for entertainment from about the age of 5, extending stories for weeks, sometimes months. Pretty well unteachable at school. Hated English. Homeless and familyless by the age of 12: sister and grandmother died; mother had nervous breakdown. County boarding school from the age of 12 to 15, for boys & girls with difficulties similar to mine. There, a teacher decided it was a waste of time trying to teach my form English so read to us, I now realise cleverly, 'The War of the Worlds', taking one whole term to do so. After which I taught myself to read with 'The Call of the Wild' by Jack London, my first book. Married at 21. Paid for & sent myself to art college in my twenties. Completed a 5 year photographic course. Became a studio manager in London. Single parent to a 2 year old daughter at 34, when I also married for a second time, to model girlfriend, then 20, who is still my wife. |
| Interests | I enjoy printing black & white photographs using the old silver process, I like vintage Land Rovers & living in the mountains close to nature. |
| Favorite movies | The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Searchers, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. |
| Favorite music | 50s & 60s West Coast sounds, Motown, Irish lyrics & African rhythms. |