John Nettles Quotes

#1. Guitar is the most expressive instrument in the world. I don't play much any more. Maybe a bit in private.

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#2. I'm always impressed with the way the writers find new and creative ways of killing people. But my favourite has to be the hat pin through the ear.

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#3. I don't think anyone takes the deaths in Midsomer as seriously as in say Wire In The Blood or Silent Witness. We're part of the old British 'whodunnit'. We're much more gentle and the deaths are sanitised, in a sense.

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#4. On my days off I pick up our chicken's eggs. My wife and I have five chickens called The Spice Girls. Five lovely chicks. And no, we won't be eating any of them for Christmas dinner.

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#5. I've not really had a bad Christmas. Apart from serious things, like when my father died. He rather spoiled the party and I've never forgiven him for falling off the twig on Christmas Day.

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#6. Football is my guilty pleasure.

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#7. My nearest and dearest have always been very careful. I've never had to send Christmas present back yet.

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