
THE WILDERNESS YEARS, Just William
PHOTOGRAPHS: ISTOCK
THE GOOD LIFE My family moved to a wild stretch of coast in southern Ireland when I was very small. We were largely self-sufficient – my parents farmed and my four sisters, my brother and I used to forage. The abundance of stuff was incredible – you could walk along the beach and within 10 minutes fill your bucket with gigantic mussels.

mussels

The wild Irish coast of his youth
MY PHILOSOPHY I’ve done so many jobs in my time and the best piece of advice I’ve ever had is: if you’re going to do something, do it really well, throw yourself into it. And be aware that it’s possible to be a dreamer and a doer.