From 2006-2008 you organized "Manchester v Cancer" concerts. Is it important to raise awareness and hold events like this? Make you feel like Bono at all?
This question is wrong because 'Versus Cancer' ended in 2009 not in 2008. The last 'Versus Cancer' concert took place in 2009.
I would of said Andy Rourke is more like Al Gore than Bono. Al Gore put on the 'Live Earth' concerts. Andy Rourke is about cancer awareness and Al Gore is about climate change awareness and other environmental issues.
I find it funny that Andy Rourke had a cancer charity when he leads such a carcinogenic lifestyle. Andy Rourke smokes, takes recreational drugs, drinks excessive amounts of alcohol, eats red meat and unhealthy food, goes on long-haul flights a lot, spends a lot of time in recording studios, doesn't do any exercise and so on.
I don't think Andy Rourke knows what irony is. I think the whole 'Versus Cancer' thing made him look like a hypocrite. Andy Rourke is very much "Do as I say" rather than "Do as I do".
I agree with you that Andy Rourke leads a carcinogenic lifestyle. What you say about recording studios is interesting because some recording studios have been found to have harmful levels of radiation in them. I would add to your list of Andy Rourke's carcinogenic lifestyle: fried foods, microwaved foods, peanuts (yes peanuts are thought to be carcinogenic) and mobile phones. I don't know if Andy Rourke uses aftershave or deodorant but he should check what brands/products he uses. Also Andy Rourke is overweight, he leads quite a stressful life, he gets jet lagged quite a lot and he has irregular sleeping patterns. These are all 'risk factors' for him developing cancer in later life. Maybe the worst of all is what you say about how much he smokes and drinks alcohol. Andy Rourke has been smoking, drinking and taking drugs since he was a teenager!
After heart disease, cancer is still the biggest killer in the Western world.
I think originally 'Versus Cancer' was set up to raise money to find alternatives to chemotherapy at Manchester's 'Christie Hospital', Europe's largest cancer treatment and research centre, this was a good idea. The 'Versus Cancer' concerts have now run their course. The charity was active from 2006-2009.
A while ago 'Versus Cancer' leaflets littered the streets of Manchester. Students, young people and whatnot coming out of clubs and bars in Manchester were given 'Versus Cancer' leaflets but they didn't want them and so they just dropped them on the ground, this was a waste of paper and it created a mess. Young people going out for a 'night on the lash' in Manchester the last thing they want to read about is checking their body parts for signs of cancer (which they probably do anyway) and people telling them not to drink because they might get cancer. These young people probably lead healthier lives than Andy Rourke does!
