5TH Graders interviewed this year the English Assistant Teacher Adrian Timms.
You can also read the interview in the 5th Grade Newspaper.
What´s your name? My name´s Adrian Timms.
And what´s your stage name?
It´s the same.
How old are you? I´m 23 years old.
What do you do?
I´m an English teacher and a musician.
Where were you born? What´s the name of your home
town? I was born in Swidon (near Oxford)
How long have you been living in Spain? I´ve living
for 13 years.
Do you like Spain? Which part of Spain do you like
most? Yes, I do. I like the north of Spain a lot.
How often do you go to your country? I try to go back
at least once a year.
Do you have any pets? Not at the moment, but I had
lots of them.
What´s your favourite sport? My favourite sport is swimming.
Do you practice any sport? Swimming, not basketball.
What do you do when you are not working? Music
What´s your favourite film? Caverrrrnicola
Is your family as tall as you are? No, I’m the tallest
of the family.
When you were at school, were you the tallest in
class? No, there were taller people than me.
What do you prefer to be, a teacher or a musician?
Why? A musician, because I love music.
Why did you decide to be an English teacher? Because I
like teaching.
Do you have a formal music education? I started guitar
classes but I left them to learn on my own.
Do you write all your music? Yes, I do.
Where do you get inspiration from when you write your
songs?
Anything and anywhere.
Do you perform in public? Yes, but I haven’t played a
concert in a year.
Have you been in music competitions? Yes, one in
Madrid and I came first!
What instruments can you play? Guitar (acoustic and
electric), piano, bass guitar, a little bit of drums, harmonica and other
instruments.
Did you play the guitar when you were little? Since I
was 15 I think.
Who are your favourite band/singer? Richard Ashcroft
from The Verve, Damien rice, Freddie Mercury… I have lots of favourite
musicians.
Are you a bathroom singer? Yes!
Thank you very much for your time Adrian!