A question of taste - Niall O’Flaherty

London-based Niall O’Flaherty, 44, is lead singer with the Sultans of Ping. The Cork band will play at the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow at the Electric Picnic this weekend.

Best recent book: I’ve been reading a lot of John Updike recently, and he’s been quite a discovery for me, especially the Rabbit series. He gets accused a bit of misogyny but I think that’s a misunderstanding.

Notable recent show/exhibition/gig: Iggy Pop and the Stooges in London. Iggy is well into his 60s by now, and while he was brilliant for the early part of the gig, he did seem to struggle a bit later on.