In June 1992 I worked as a bird in a paint factory.

It was Bird Paint Inc. You know the one. You’ll remember the song. From the advert, with the birds and the paint.

It was an unusually hot summer and I wasn’t a bird. I didn’t mention it in the interview (about not being a bird) and they didn’t bring it up but I think it was obvious. I started the following day.

As far as I could tell I was the only one who wasn’t a bird. I think the other birds noticed, but no one mentioned it.