A MAN wants to be in the prime of his youth in an era he has intense nostalgia for as he gets older, he has revealed.

Tom Booker’s ideal vision of adulthood is to be an age where he has zero responsibilities during a time where all his favourite musicians were releasing their best work and the economy was not totally knackered.

He said: “Forget having a successful career and a lovely wife. I’d much prefer to play GoldenEye 007 on the N64 all day and not have to work.

“I’m not being naive or unambitious. Who wouldn’t want to have their whole life ahead of them in an era that academics frequently refer to as a ‘holiday from history’? Plus I could buy loads of Apple and Amazon shares for f**k all.

“There’s no reason for me to want to be in my mid-40s in the current climate. Pop culture is increasingly alienating to me, and my lower back pains are only going to get worse. Every way you slice it, being 17 in 1998 sounds better.”

He added: “Imagine being able to watch England fumble the World Cup live then listening to the shitty new Catatonia record. Magic.”