The voice is a precious instrument, an emotional instrument. There is nothing between you and your audience. There is no guitar plank to hide behind,… - Bruce Dickinson

In later years I discovered the Japanese expression often used in schools to describe an individual who was overly individualistic: ‘The nail that stands up is always hammered down.

Bullying happens because weak people need to prop up their ego by beating up or humiliating others.

I began to think of school as a prison camp, and my duty was to disrupt, subvert and/or escape. But, of course, there was no escape. I felt I should make some kind of statement. I decided to deliver two tons of horseshit to my housemaster. Just one of those spur-of-the-moment ideas that comes with no logic in tow, but a great deal of emotional momentum.