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carl on peter: a twist

So I was looking through old blogs the other day and I came across something I’d not noticed before. We all know the infamous 2009 Q Magazine quote from Carl on meeting Peter for the first time as teenagers: 

But he did have electric eyes and a really fascinating curiosity about everything. I found myself wanting to impress him for some reason.

What I’d missed is that the interview was recorded, and what made it to print (at least online) differed from the original transcript. There was one word missing: wily.

According to the original transcript of the long-lost interview recording, Carl actually described Peter’s eyes thus: 

But he did have wily, electric eyes and a really fascinating curiosity about everything. I found myself wanting to impress him, for some reason. 

It doesn’t change the sentiment of the meeting, but it does somewhat alter the mood, to something a bit more playful.

Also note the comma, hence pause, between “impress him” and “for some reason”. 

Just a little bit of trivia. You can read the whole transcript here, and what made it to print here.