The Independent

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(Photos below.) Aug 5th, 1994.

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A journalist called Duncan Steer got in touch. He told me he wrote a regular column in The Indie called 'Outside Edge' and asked if he could interview me for it. Sure. Why not?

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We met at a pub in Islington during my lunch hour and I did a few bits and pieces for him, mainly close-up mentalism tricks. He seemed to enjoy them. We talked about psychic stuff but also the amazing genuine powers of the human mind.

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The article was very flattering. However, Duncan did include a comparison with Tony Blair that struck me unfortunate to say the least:

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"Rowland himself has the plausible, Tony Blair-ish charisma of someone who has read all the self-improvement gurus out of interest rather than necessity."

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I know it was meant in a nice way... but still.

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