Nonsense. Nick is one of the few people that I could sit down and have a chat-up with without dozing off from boredom. Besides, what could I hope to gain - from a less-than-wealthy artist, no less - from simple flattery?

What could you hope to gain from flattery? A bit of reflected glory? Some interest on his "cultural capital"?

I'm too haughty to have such aims. I've slept with rattlesnakes, been directly hit by a speeding dumptruck only to be saved (without a scratch, mind you) by "a bright white light" and have before been struck by what amounts to lightning (again, completely unharmed)! I have enough glory of my own stocked up to share. And I do share all kinds of nifty personal stories - in person. Besides, my records have also charted internationally - any cultural capital I cash in will be my own, thanks.

Is it really so hard to believe that I genuinely like and respect the man and tend to agree with the illuminating (and sometimes brilliant) points he makes in his blog?

Methinks thou dost protest too much

Good grief, you were here all day making this point that there was no point being here. Life in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire must be very dull indeed!

Shouldn't there be a comma after "Herefordshire"?