My School Days

Yousef Zaher (aka Yousef) – Electronic music producer, DJ and record label owner

My school:

I went to Chesterfield High School in Crosby.

My favourite teacher:

That would definitely be Mr Reynolds, he was a free spirit, even though I hadn’t seen him for 25 plus years I attended his funeral last year because he made such a good impression on me.

My favourite subject at school:

I was a lover of geography whilst at school.

Were you streetwise or a bit of a geek? Oh, definitely streetwise, I was friends with everyone from all walks of life.

My favourite childhood singer/band: That would be INXS, I loved their music and lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence.

My favourite extra-curricular activity: Acid house music, parties and dj-ing.

Do you remember your first school crush?

I certainly do, Michelle Hodgson, I still hold out hope!

My favourite book: I loved anything by Roald Dahl whilst I was at school, but now anything by American author Brett Easton Ellis...

School dinners:

I liked school dinners tbh!

My ambitions at school: To get through the day… My advice is to love what you do, even the strangest thing, but you

MUST become a master at it, put the hours in, be excellent at your joy.