Xmas with... Dave Clarke

Though he’s sometimes known as the grumpiest man in techno, beneath his gruff exterior Dave Clarke is a mild mannered pussycat, who likes nothing more than dressing in head to toe in orange in support of his adopted homeland’s football team Holland.

Chatting to Skrufff this week about his festive plans, he was characteristically curmudgeonly . . .

Skrufff: What will you be doing on Christmas Day: where will you be? what will you be eating? what routines (if any) do you follow? (walk in the park? going to church? having a row? anything else?)

Dave Clarke: “I'll be working and need to be in Tokyo, so Christmas Sushi it will be. I'm not really a Christmas person, I stopped having "family" Christmas when I was 13 which was a relief as my family seemed to hate each other. Also I spend time with my son on his birthday and like my most divorced parents it's either Christmas or birthday time together. I will spend time with my girlfriend’s family before I go to Tokyo though, they are really sweet, they keep paper clippings of my interviews.”

Skrufff: What kind of Christmas shopper are you?

Dave Clarke: “I find buying presents for people really easy, but at Chrismas I don't really bother as it hasn't been celebrated by me for many, many years, I'm happy if people are happy with their families, I'm not ‘Bah Humbug’ but a pragmatist based on my past and present options.”

http://www.daveclarke.com

http://bit.ly/77a2y (Definition of curmudgeon: ‘A curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. They're just as sensitive and soft-hearted as the next guy, but they hide their vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy . . .’)