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those years, but is it really changing that much?
“Look at the abuse of children in Rochdale and Rotherham – that’s what I feel really disturbed by.
“The people responsible should be locked up for a lot longer in my view. I’d throw away the bloody key.”
Moving into calmer waters, we talk of Parky’s love of music.
He’s preparing to release a personally curated three-cd collection, Our Kind of Music: The Great American Songbook.
It features greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. And in 2018 he will tour the UK in a live theatrical based on the album.
Parky says he enjoys modern day singers such as Jamie Cullum and Amy Winehouse. Of Adele, he says: “She’s a good singer. I wouldn’t say she was Billie Holiday, but she represents the best of her kind.”
But asked for his opinion on grime artists Skepta and Stormzy, for once he looks blank.
“I don’t know who you are talking about so I wouldn’t have a view on it would I?” he says. Finally, does he miss doing his TV talk show? “I’m past all that,” he adds. “It’s quite right there’s different people doing it now. I was lucky. I met my heroes.” scoops@sundaymirror.co.uk
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