The Managing Director
The character of The Managing Director SPOKE by Tam Dean Burn
Any other characters SPOKE by the former Bill Drummond
THOSE MORE QUESTIONS
SPOKE
WRIT
From the Desk of The Managing Director of Penkiln Burn Recordings
Wednesday, 29th October 2025
GOD Versus ART:
Does God exist in your head?
Does Art exist in your head?
Why did humans invent God?
Why did humans invent Art?
Did God exist before Humans existed?
Did Art exist before Humans existed?
Will God exist after Humans have died?
Will Art exist after Humans have died?
Why do Cats not appreciate God?
Why do Cats not appreciate Art?
If God was made of fish would Cats appreciate God?
If Art was made of fish would Cats appreciate Art?
If God was not curated by Man, would God be better?
If Art was not curated by Man, would Art be better?
Which of the following two statements would you rather wear on a t-shirt...
GOD IS DEAD
ART IS DEAD
?
MERCHANDISE:
What is Merchandise?
What is Merchandise for?
Why sell Merchandise?
Why buy Merchandise?
The former Bill Drummond attempts to see how long a daily streak he can have of seeing somebody wearing a Nirvana t-shirt (and it can never be the same person twice).
Should he stop doing this?
Should he attempt another band’s t-shirt daily streak?
Slipknot?
What band T-shirt would you choose?
And if so...
Would you choose to make it a weekly streak, or monthly streak, or even a yearly streak, so that your choice of band t-shirt can be more niche?
I mean...
Who needs to see another Nirvana or Slipknot t-shirt?
COMMODIFICATION:
What is Commodification?
What is Commodification for?
Have you been Commodified?
Have you Commodified others?
Has Community been Commodified?
Has Friendship been Commodified?
Has Love been Commodified?
And...
Now that the inevitability of Death has been commodified, what is there left in Life to be Commodified?
Birth?
I mean...
If you could pay to be born straight, how much would you pay?
If you could pay to be born other, how much would you pay?
If you could pay to be born white, how much would you pay?
If you could pay to have wealthy parents, how much would you pay?
If you could pay to be born here, there, or wherever you choose, how much would you pay?
Does entitlement come at a cost?
Which genocide what you choose to be a survivor of?
Does Genocide inspire Great Art?
ART Versus DEATH:
Would you rather die today as an unknown artist but be recognised as a great artist in a future?
Or...
Would you rather live into the future and never be recognised as a great artist.
Or...
Would you rather be a good parent but lead an empty and boring life?
Or...
Would you rather live a full and exciting life but be a bad parent?
And lastly...
What would you be prepared to chop off your hand for?
That will do for today, as I have to go and catch a train to Coventry to have a meeting about what will be happening on Friday the 14th of November.
Are these questions trading on the death of those that died in the Coventry Blitz?
