John Doran
They Fuck You Up, Your Mum and Dad – But They Save Your Life Too
After all these years and near-death experiences, I still can't have an honest conversation with my father.
I Still Can't Speak to My Dad, Even Though He Might Be About to Die
I traveled home to see him, and all I could talk about was my belt.
Why Does Everything Remind Me of Taking Cocaine?
Playing a game of chess against my son, I was transported back 20 years, to a house where I'd go to score cocaine and sometimes smoke crack.
I Got Hit By a Car and Turned Into a Racist Libertines Fan
Serious trauma does funny stuff to your brain.
Having a Brain Injury Is Like Going to a Belgian Hardcore Rave
After getting hit by a car, it didn't occur to me that not getting an MRI was a mistake.
Most of My Heroes Don't Appear on No Stamp
I'd like my money a whole lot more if it had a picture of one of these four heroes on it.
John Doran Remembers the Adrenaline Rush of Meeting Mark E Smith
Champagne sipped out a half-pint glass and that inimitable laugh: The Quietus co-founder looks back on interviewing The Fall's late frontman.
Welcome to the Naked, Paint-Dripping World of New Weird Britain
There's a new wave of underground musicians, sound artists, producers and bands creating immersive worlds for their audiences to participate in.
James Murphy Knows He's Not Getting Any Younger
The LCD Soundsystem frontman talks fatherhood, brawls and his obsession with British music.