What would it be like if Bez was your granddad? “It’s kind of annoying, actually,” says Bez’s grandson Luca. He’s 10, nearly 11, and with an eye for good casualwear, like his granddad, and we’re just having a quick chat while Bez signs copies of his new memoir at Waterstones in the Trafford Centre.
Basically, the complaint is that you can’t take him anywhere. Because wherever he is, people want to talk to him. And he will always - always - want to talk to them too, have a picture, ask where they’re from, talk about the Happy Mondays, whatever they want. So getting anywhere with Bez is time-consuming.
There are upsides. Luca has been up on stage a few times at festival gigs, and has got in free to Glastonbury and Bestival. And, y’know, his granddad is Bez; rave icon, Madchester pioneer, Celebrity Big Brother winner, Calvin Klein model, freaky dancer. So it balances out.
