Let's make this birthday one to remember.

57 years old (Born on September 25, 1967)

Happy Birthday, Simon! May your day be filled with more joy than a Manic Street Preachers reunion gig and fewer awkward moments than a dodgy backstage pass. Your legendary biography "Everything" remains as timeless as James Dean Bradfield's guitar solos—still inspiring fans and critics alike.

Here's hoping your celebrations are louder than your sharpest Independent on Sunday reviews, and that the coming year brings you even more success (and fewer deadlines). Keep rocking the literary stage; after all, you're proof that great writers never go out of style—they just get better liner notes.

Cheers to another brilliant chapter!