Mark Oliver Everett played the Royal Festival Hall in February with his band the Eels, and Mark took the unusual and thoughtful step of personally inviting the Queen to attend: click here to read his invitation.

Rumours that a tiara was found in the moshpit after the show are as yet unconfirmed.

The reviews for Mark's book Things the Grandchildren Should Know have been phenomenal:

'Revealing, grimly humorous and just about peerless' Q

'In a different class from his fellow guitar-stranglers'... even those unfamiliar with, or indifferent to, Everett's work will still enjoy meeting him' Independent

'I've never read a better book by a musician than this superior chronicle of suburban madness' Word

'One of the most humane, funny and least egotistical books written by a musician' Sunday Tribune

Mark will be a guest on BBC2's The Culture Show this weekend.