James Domestic grew up in Essex, is a compulsive songwriter, a musician, occasional DJ, painter, poet, and punk.

He holds a doctorate from the University of Essex, has toured the world and elsewhere with The Domestics, and made records with more bands than is healthy or sensible.

He was kind enough to speak to me in his Local, The Brewers Tap, Sudbury.

We cover a range of subjects and when it came to edit, I unashamedly did not leave an awful lot out as I found the whole interview engaging.