McGuigan, Chris

12/07/2009

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Chris McGuigan is from Eccleshall in Staffordshire. He found it difficult to describe the project before it had launched. He is going to take his guitar on the plinth and lead a sing along. He is trying to raise money for the Donna Louise children's hospice. The first song he sings will be for his wife. He is scared about performing in front of people - he has previously performed in pubs after drinking and playing in his house. He works in arts marketting. His family is very important to him, he has a wife and two children. He says that he has a happy go lucky persona but actually cares about things more than he shows. He finds the idea of a snapshot of a Britain very interesting. He likes that the project involves lots more people than those who were on the plinth. He works with the Donna Louise charity taking theatre characters to visit children at the hospice.