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guitarist, who joined the arty band as a svelte 17-year-old in
1994, seems to have ballooned, while his bandmates appear to
have become thinner. To make matters worse, the well padded replacement
for the twig-like Bernard Butler also recently admitted he was
"not very good at reading", arguing that the problem
was one of logistics. "It takes me a long time," he
confessed. Fortunately, Oakes does share his bandmates love of
art. Eschewing the usual pop art greats such as Warhol, Pollock,
Jasper Johns etc. He only likes paintings for his mate, Pete. |