The Interview

Irvine Welsh's first novel `Trainspotting' achieved cult status and was turned into a hit film. Its depiction of the lives of heroin addicts in Leith tapped into the zeitgeist of the 1990s. The author has written a sequel, catching up with the exploits of the gang. He speaks to Katie Razzall about class, influence of music in his writing, and why he worries culture is dying.