Will Self

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664 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 29 May

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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth · Will Self · 29 May 2026 podcast

I was about 14.

I had 300 weights or something.

I smoked 20 a day by the time I was 14.

Gosh.

And that went on until 2018.

Wow.

And when did you get into drugs?

Very early, yes.

More alcohol.

I mean, the family was alcohol-dependent.

But they weren't alcoholics, my parents, I hasten to add.

Particularly my father was in no measure an alcoholic.

He never, ever changed his demeanour.

Oh, God, no, I've masturbated all my life.

I've only stopped now because you're interviewing me.

No, I remember just shinning up the playground equipment, which got me excited.

So it was even pre... And my brother was precocious sexually, and he was masturbating, so there was a certain amount of circle jerk.

And then there was sex games at school with the boys.

And including some sex with boys, you know.

I wanted to be gay.

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