Pulp do you remember the first time

"He's very like Morrissey - capricious and solipsistic"

Pulp biographer Martin Aston uncovers the real Jarvis

How much help did you get from the Pulp people?
"(Laughter) He laughed.

(Long pause) When I first approached the band they seemed fine and I was able to do interviews with all of the members. At the time they were doing promos for "Different Class" and so they were all very busy. Then they went and asked me if I could put the book back, which I couldn't because of my contract.

Pulp band

Pulp band

Jarvis cocker

Pulp people

Pulp disco 2000

Pulp common people

It was rumoured that they'd been told they could do their own book so, after I'd started the book they kind of withdrew their help. I mean, I understand. I don't think they did the wrong thing. They did give me permission to use various photos of them in their early days which I'm grateful for but it all went a bit weird."

Did you have to remove anything libellous?
"There were things I was warned off due to libel but the only stuff that couldn't really go in the book was the