Quintin Jardine's blog

They’re big on questions in Canada. As part of the very thorough preparation for the thirtieth International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront, Toronto, I’ve been asked to answer seven questions. I thought you might like to see them also, with responses.

1 What was the first music album you bought or remember listening to? What are you listening to now?

 An Evening With Belafonte, 1954.

Now I listen to around 14,000 songs at random on my iPod. Most recent CD/download purchases include ‘ I feel apocalyptic today’ – Monoceros, ‘Moon glow’- Jimmy Scott, ‘American Saturday Night’ – Brad Paisley, ‘Greatest Hits’ – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, ‘Gurrumul’ – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.  

2 Favourite film(s)?

 Con Air. In Bruges. The Deer Hunter. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Silent Movie. Blazing Saddles. The Fifth Element. 

3 Favourite pastime?

 Watching football. (North Americans call it soccer) 

4 Favourite places to visit/vacation?

 Toronto, (no kidding) Singapore, Chicago, Granada, Sevilla, Sydney. 
 
 5 Three books that you would recommend to friends?

 Foul! by Andrew Jennings. Power of the Dog by Don Winslow.  A Darkness More than Night, by Michael Connelly 

6 Your guilty pleasure?

 Playing five-a-side football (soccer) with guys half my age. 

7 Words to live by?

 Try to learn something new every day, regardless of the number of days that have passed by already.