[originaltext]M: What’s Neil going to do when he leaves school?W: Until a few

M: What’s Neil going to do when he leaves school?
W: Until a few months ago he was going to go to university, but he’s changed his mind. Now he reckons he’s going to make it in the pop world.
M: And how do you parents feel about that?
W: We think he’s making an enormous mistake.
M: But surely he can go back to his studies if his music career fails.
W: That’s true, but once he gets a taste of freedom, he’ll find it more difficult to go back to college. I just think it’s such a waste m in three years’ time, he’ll have got his degree and he’ll still be young enough to try out the music business. At least if it doesn’t work out he’ll have a qualification behind him.
M: Have you discussed this with him?
W: Of course, but he’s made up his mind. We’re just hoping that he’ll get out of his system and then come to his sense and go back to his studies. When I left school I didn’t go on to university, and I’ve regretted it ever since. I just don’t want him to make the same mistake as I did.
M: Will you support him while he’s trying to be a pop singer?
W: You mean financially? No. He won’t be living at home, and we can’t afford to pay for him to live in London, so it’s up to him to make it work.