int* p vs. int *p

What do you think about the difference between the following declarations? Which do you prefer?

int* p;
int *p;

It's often said the first is C++ style and the second is C style. I prefer C but conceptually the first declaration makes a lot more sense to me. You're defining a variable p of type int*. p is an int*. You dereference it, *p, when you want the int. Makes sense. The second example to me seems like gobbledygook, but it's the way the C authors thought of it, because of this bullshit:

int *p, *q;

So what the fuck is the deal? Can someone who uses "int *p" syntax explain to me what goes through your head when you write that garbage?

When one is first learning C, the initial impulse is to attempt to read type information from left to right. This tutorial should disabuse you of that notion.

http://www.antlr.org/wiki/display/CS652/How+To+Read+C+Declarations

The type information for a variable is best kept nearest to the actual token--thus int *p rather than int* p. The * modifies and describes p, not the int. For me, at least, that is the reason.