Pieces of me: Phill Jupitus

Phill Jupitus, comedian Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I like being 46 and am comfortable with who I am now. I’ve always been overweight and used to conceal it by wearing big baggy clothes. Then I discovered that it’s possible to be large yet elegant. Bespoke suits are my greatest luxury" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"My favourite shoes ever are these co-respondent shoes from AK &G Martin-Stone — one of the best shops I’ve been in. I wore these in Nashville recently and people came up to me saying, “Dude, those shoes, those shoes” Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"My mum used to read Pooh to me when I was little. It’s still one of my favourite books. There’s a playfulness in the language which rubbed off when I started writing myself" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I was destined to be a Red Sox fan, to which this sweat-stained baseball cap is testament" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I’ve played this Gibson guitar all over the country - my wife bought it for my 44th birthday. I like beautiful yet practical things. I’ve done solo - there’s a lone gunman thing about it - but I enjoy group pursuits now" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I was obsessed with records as a kid. I also loved listening to John Peel - an ordinary voice in a bullshitty world. He showed that what’s important is being yourself and having passion" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"This [pro-Labour musicians’ collective] Red Wedge pass reminds me of how optimistic I was about socialism. I can’t stand what happened to the Labour party - it’s so sad" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I’ve burnt the ass out of this pipe as a prop. My dad used to smoke one and my parents would sit me on the park bench, give me a lit pipe and watch shocked old ladies staring" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I collect badges. The first one I had I stole in 1975, aged 13, from WH Smith in Ipswich. I was at boarding school and unhappy. I think as a teenage boy you need to be with your family. I would have done better at home, but it’s part of what makes you" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"These memorable photographs are of (1) Me and my children 10 years ago when they were four and six — young enough to still be impressed by me; (2) me outside the Hammersmith Odeon when I decided to stop being Porky the Poet; (3) a signed Polaroid of me and Joe Strummer" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"Me outside the Hammersmith Odeon when I decided to stop being Porky the Poet" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"A signed Polaroid of me and Joe Strummer" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I love digital radio. The BBC are doing something brilliant and new with it" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I compered Ian Dury’s last ever gig at the London Palladium in 2000, which was such a sad night. After the gig he sent me this: lyrics to Dance Little Rude Boy. He had such a good attitude: he said that he didn’t have cancer, cancer had him, and would have to deal with him" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"An old, wonderful pencil sketch from the MGM cartoon Red Hot Riding Hood" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"The nature of life is loss. I wish I still had this little plastic Beatles guitar from when I was two" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian

"I interviewed Peter Lord of Aardman Animations and he was playing with plasticine throughout. At the end he gave me this Morph. It’s so beautiful and lovely" Photograph: Anna Gordon/Guardian