My London: Goldie

Home is…

Phuket, Thailand, and my wife Mika and I have a house in Hertfordshire.

What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?

I would make graffiti legal in certain areas of London; it’s not going to go away, so we should have it in areas where people will appreciate it. I think Sadiq Khan is an absolute don. He’s doing an incredible job — I think he really stands for the pulse of the youth.

Where do you stay in London?

Sanctum Soho. It’s beautiful: lovely, wonderful people and great food. We base ourselves there when we go back to London.

First thing you do when you come to London?

Go to Bar Bruno on Wardour Street and have a good old British fry up. It’s the only greasy spoon in central London, really — the only proper greasy spoon, anyway.

What do you collect?

Kimonos, weirdly enough. I’ve got about 30.

Which shops do you rely on?

Liberty and Supreme. Liberty has really good aftershave. Diptyque 34 and Mr Marvelous have very beautiful smells.

Last album you bought?

The Epic by Kamasi Washington. A really good album. There’s a great track called ‘Re Run’ on there.

Where would you go for a nightcap?

If I’m in central London, I’ll go to the Groucho and have a jar and then end up in the Library until late. I’ll have straight vodka — 42 Below — with one ice cube.

Who is your hero?

Pat Metheny (right). Everything I’ve been taught about arrangements in music I’ve learnt from him.

Best meal you’ve had?

The Ivy. I always have liver and bacon — I have done for 20 years — and the sticky toffee pudding (below). They took it off the menu one year, but I complained and they put it back on. Oh, and the bang bang chicken to start. My first date with my wife was at The Ivy — I proposed to her there. She got the ring in her sticky toffee pudding.

What’s your earliest London memory?

Performing at Electro Rock at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square (right) in 1985 for a live recording. It was a breakdancing competition.

Best piece of advice you’ve been given?

From David Bowie: ‘Always reinvent yourself, sunshine.’

If you had to be locked in a building overnight, which would it be?

The Tate. I’d rock up with my paints and do some painting myself. I’d go with a [graffiti] guy called Drax because I know he can paint well; we could just paint the place all night.

Goldie tours the UK from 14 Nov (goldie.co.uk/tour)