Andy Partridge: Lemons And Lemonade
Bill DeMain, unpublished, 1999
"I'M A LUDICROUS optimist," says Andy Partridge. "I'm in front of the firing squad and I've got the clown's makeup on and I'm telling gags to get them to sort of wobble and put their aim off."
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