I Read in the paper that that strange individual, Sebastian Horsley, has died.
His autobiography, "Dandy in the Underworld", was quite funny in places, but spiced with a large dose of fabrication in my opinion.
I did, however, make a note of his comment on the sculpture in Hull's Queen's Gardens, commissioned by his grandfather and knocked together by his alleged boyfriend, the ex-gangster Jimmy Boyle. Young Horsley wrote, "You wouldn't have had it in your garden - even if you loved gnomes." Probably correct, though you never know with gnome-fanciers. According to Horsley he and Boyle, rotten drunk, went down to the gardens the night before the unveiling of the work with a couple of hammers to try to demolish it. It survived the attack.
Boyle is another imaginative autobiographer, presenting himself as a working-class hero. He was no such thing. He was a moneylender who battened on the poorest, and battered them too if they couldn't keep up with his demands for repayment with criminal rates of interest. He also ran shebeens in order to wring more out of the most vulnerable. He exploited the poor as much as any gombeen man or sweat-shop owner.

Addendum - "The producers of the stage adaptation of Dandy in the Underworld, which opened two days ago, said: 'We are of course reeling from the shock and deeply saddened by the news of Sebastian Horsley's death. We're working out the most appropriate and respectful course of action.'"
Why, exploit the publicity and make more money of course. Did they even consider an alternative?