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Article: 'I never craved wealth' Jack Vettriano's prints adorn thousands of homes and public venues. He's single and lives in London, Nice and Kirkcaldy.
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- August 16, 2009
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HOW DID YOUR CHILDHOOD INFLUENCE YOUR ATTITUDE TO MONEY?
I've got a very healthy respect for money because growing up, we
were very poor. I lived in Methil, Fife, with my mum and dad, along
with my older brother, in a small spartan miner's cottage. I had to
share a bed with my brother. Clothes just used to appear; I think my
mother was too proud to say they were hand-me-downs, but I didn't
care where they came from.
At the age of 10, my father had me out delivering papers and
milk, cleaning windows, anything that could earn money. He even kept
me off school to pick potatoes, which he shouldn't have done. But I
was happy to be out of school and he was happy to take half my
earnings. When ...