to think Nigel Kennedy is a bit old for the enfant terrible schtick?

[Monkeybird]

On the news. With his stupid sticky up hair. Doing the Dr Who theme outside the Albert Hall. With an electric violin.

Come on, mate, get over yourself, take your PLO headscarf from round your boil-ridden neck, get yourself a Paul Smith jacket and GROW UP!

Or do I just need more sleep?

YANBU

He was too old for it in 1989 imo.

he is still a wuss stuck in a time warp.

He Gary Rhodes with a violin, yes? YANBU

Yes! I hate Gary Rhodes too. Were they separated at birth?

You are so cruel monkeybird

I agree.
ROFL at the Gary Rhodes twin idea.

it's not just lookalikes - they both seem such tossers

Couldn't agree more!

He doesn't look like Gary Rhodes at all, they just have the same hairdresser.

YANBU - it is all getting a bit embarrassing!

and Gary Rhodes can't cook. Give me Gordon anytime.

And I'm no classical muso but I imagine Nigel can't play the violin either. Or am I horribly mistaken?

His "4 seasons" was fantastic.

That was about 15-20 years ago, though.

Ah Monkey, never better said.
I agree wholeheartedly. He is an utter knob. He even shagged Mark E. Smith's bird to prove he was like rock 'n rooooollll maaaan.

Knob

Ewwwww, now got images of Mark E Smith and Nigel Kennedy having a threesome with some manky bird in my head

It's a real pleasure.

I am a classical muso and I would have to say that actually he CAN play the violin...

Ah, OK. Well then talent redeems him a bit. 51 though! FGS.

But Rhodes. Surely someone's not gonna tell me he actually can cook, now?

Well I hope he can cook, cos he sure as hell can't write cookery books

He was at the Yehudi Menuhin school when YM still tutoring I think? And he played Carnegie Hall whilst still a teenager. So I don't think there's much doubt about the talent.

(But I remember him being rather well spoken back then too)!

As for Rhodes, I've sat sadly staring at the menus in both the Greenhouse and at the Royal Festival Hall (he did the menu) and not wanted to eat any of it! I've avoided him like the plague ever since.

I hear that Gary Rhodes likes to get his kit off when he's cooking to show off his muscles - ewww.

At least Nigel keeps his clothes on when he's playing his violin.

I think he's good too, but I remember going to see him do some sort of gig sesh thingy when I was seventeen, which was erm quite some time ago. I've change my hairstyle several times since then.......