Manni

What's your earliest memory?
Because of a very adventurous and busy lifestyle, my brain is overloaded with images that haven't been chronologically categorized.

Favourite place in the world?
When fast asleep.

Which song can you listen to over and over again?
"Hum Yaar Hain Tumhaare" from the film Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya.

Any special qualifications/achievements that you are proud of?
I am a self-taught musician.

What was your first job?
Working at a market stall on Sunday mornings, back when I was at school.

What would be your dream job?
I don't dream, I live it.

How did you get started in radio?
I approached a radio broadcaster to host a show and got a slot!

Best on-air moment?
It's yet to happen.

Worse on-air moment? (Embarrassing or otherwise)
Also yet to happen.

Describe a typical working day?
I get up, do some stuff, and go to sleep.

What's your ambition?
I don't do ambitions: they're limiting, dictatorial, stressful, controlling, and they narrow your field of vision.

Best advice that you've been given and why?
Don't pay attention to critics, they just don't get you.

Do you have any special hobbies and interests?
I'm very passionate about two things: playing football and making music.

Who would you like to be stuck in a lift with and why?
Richard Branson or Jerry Seinfeld; I could learn a lot from one and laugh a lot with the other.

What advice would you give to anyone wanting to start a career in radio?
Read, read, and read. Increase your vocabulary; it's the only thing you have on air.