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Spice-filled items tossed into the conversational cooking-pot this week include:-

\\u2026 our charming encounter with Gary Numan, possibly the world\\u2019s most contented man.

\\u2026 the next step in the age of spectacle: the sensory bombardment of U2\\u2019s shows at the Las Vegas Sphere and the crippling cost of experiencing it. 

\\u2026 Taylor Swift\\u2019s genius for publicity and the subtle art of connecting with \\u201cJoe Six-Pack\\u201d.

\\u2026 the shockingly unwise and unfathomable pronouncements of Roger Waters and how his fall-out with David Gilmour makes Lennon\\u2019s \\u2018How Do You Sleep?\\u2019 seem like a love letter. 

\\u2026 pop stars and their hair transplants. 

\\u2026 what do bands think of their tribute acts?

.. the \\u2018Austin Powers\\u2019 albums of David McCallum, a star so huge he needed a police motorcade.

\\u2026 Hugh Laurie, James Gandolfini, Carrie Fisher, Colin Firth, Felicity Kendal and others whose TV roles made them sex symbols.

\\u2026 and do rock stars really change people\\u2019s political views?

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