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Graham grew up in a working class town north of England.
And when he was 11 or 12,
his family moved into one of the first houses in a new development that was being built.
It was kind of hitting the jackpot for him at that age because all around everywhere were homes under construction,
which I remember this from construction sites in our neighborhood when I was a kid.
It was so incredibly fun.
This became my new playground.
This is Graham.
So I would, you know, climb on the scaffolding, do a bit of kind of amateur gymnastics, but also build stuff.
And the big thing amongst us kids was lighting fires.
And, you know, there was tar paper was one thing that burned very nicely.
There's actually all kinds of trouble to get into.