Funboy Three Era.

Was passing a hairdresser's on a day trip to London. In the window was a pic of the Terry Hall cut. Popped in, made to look like Thunder In The Mountains-era Toyah, popped out, hid in photo-me-booth in Queensway station for about four hours, went to nearest puddle and flattened the lot.

Horrific.

... but I usually ended up with a cross between David Hasselhoff and a cowpat

During the mid-to-late eighties I sported a Morrissey quiff, which had turned into a Tim Burgess by my second year at university.

I have quite thick hair — it's a shame I'm pushing forty, because I could so grow a Justin Bieber.

Off the top of my head: Punk era: henna-ed red spikey one and also at one time a No 1 cut. Other times: a Weller mod look, Dexy's rag-tag gypsy look, a full U2 1980s mullet, Wonder-stuff long hair. A pony tail that I thought was pretty Antonio Banderas-in-Deperado-stylee was probably more like David Seaman but without the dodgy porn star mustache.... etc etc. Nowadays: I'd be hoping for someone to call it a Geo. Clooney distinguished grey hair look - in my dreams :-(

It came complete with blonde fringe I thought it was brilliant.

I did have a slight problem. I got set home from school and wasn't allowed back until it was a natural colour again! Disaster.

but I was told by several people when I had long hair that I looked very like Syd Barrett. Did I? Boh...

of Matt Goss once, now I look like Justin Hawkins older brother, ho hum

Apparently (shudders at the memory)

Now I'm getting like a middle aged Michael Stipe

I did a pretty convincing Marc Bolan for a while in the late 60s/early 70s and received a few batterings for my trouble, too. Mostly from skinheads and other knuckle-draggers.