Politicians and pop music often go together like petrol and water.
From Gordon Brown's claim to be a massive Arctic Monkeys fan to David Cameron's continual attempts to convince the public that he's heard a Smiths record, the recent track record of the House Of Commons is less than stellar.
In a profile for the Mail On Sunday, George Osborne explained that the most exciting concert he's ever seen in his life was N.W.A. at Brixton Academy in the early 90s.
A quick internet search reveals that N.W.A. did in fact play Brixton in 1991, just as the initial line up of the rap legends began to disintegrate – so he could well be telling the truth.
Aside from the primordial roots of gangsta rap, the Chancellor also likes to chill out to Sufjan Stevens while he tends to write speeches to JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
The mind boggles.
(via Independent)
