For Jean-Paul growing up in a large family in a busy city meant solitude was something he sought but rarely found.  When he was of independent means he started to take excursions to the countryside or coast.  Something he has continued to do to this day.   Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Town and Country...

On modern art they had this to say: Dave: "Not sure why it's called modern art! Isn't all art timeless? Adding labels to art is academic which to my mind is the opposite of art!" Ferg: "Modern, conceptual, renaissance, impressionism, you name it and I'll find something I like." Nige: "Art is the fifth dimension....

Jean-Paul considered himself to be from a generation for whom churches now held little relevance. However he was far more open to how they may still play a part in peoples lives. It surprised him that even his friends who were religious went to church infrequently and said their faith wasn't centred around church itself....

Recent conversations with Ferg about his fearless approach to free climbing had started Jean-Paul thinking about his own mortality. Jean-Paul believed Ferg when said he had no fear death. He'd said If anything when he thought about death it had helped him live a fuller life. For Ferg death was a fact of life! Jean-Paul...

Jean-Paul, Bunty, 'Lieutenant' Les & 'New-Wave' Dave