Talk:Gordon Burns

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Early life

The Messenger(based inBolton)heresays: "I come from Northern Ireland and attended a fairly posh school in Belfast called Campbell College."

TheBelfast Telegraphheresays: "Gordon himself was born at Wellington Park in Belfast, but when he was a child his family moved to Kent where he attended the local primary school and then went to the prestigious Dulwich College."

How can these two reports be reconciled?Martinevans123(talk)11:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Popular Culture

Maybe mention Burns appearing in Half Man Half Biscuit's song "Joy Division Oven Gloves" in line "Nero fiddles while Gordon Burns"37.235.43.27(talk)09:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's a pretty fleeting mention, isn't it. Might be borderline non-trivial atAchtung Bono?But not here, I'd suggest.Martinevans123(talk)12:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]