If you had only one day left to live, how would you spend it — and what would you deliberately avoid doing?
Recorded Philip Oakey said elsewhere, not written here
I would like to have read all the novels of Charles Dickens. My dad always said he was the best novelist in the English language, and I think I should work out if he was right or not. He usually was right about those things.

Clash, Last Day On Earth, 26 April 2011 source ↗

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Mr Scruff Record producer and DJ
I’m like a teenager in that I always leave a trail of stuff behind me, whether it’s empty teacups or records not put back in their sleeves – just stuff in piles everywhere that never gets dealt with. So I reckon I’d have a massive tidy-up. I’d do all the DIY stuff that I’ve been promising to do for the last couple of years – I’d put the shelf back up in the bedroom, fill the hole in the wall in the landing, and I might mow the lawn if the weather’s alright… Basically all the stuff that annoys my wife I’d deal with, so I can make sure my legacy wasn’t a load of mess and unfinished jobs. Oh, and I’d take some prawns out of the freezer as well.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 19 May 2014 source ↗
Paul Smith Singer and songwriter; lead singer of Maxïmo Park
I enjoy writing songs at home, so I would like to record an album on my last day. It would probably be a fairly melancholy, stripped-down record with just me and my guitar.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 9 April 2014 source ↗
Beth Ditto American singer
I would still be at home. I wouldn’t want to travel anywhere because the roads would be chaos.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 14 September 2012 source ↗
Damon Gough Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; records as Badly Drawn Boy
I’d make the best double album ever. People hate double albums and always say, ‘this should have just been one’, like ‘Sandinista!’ by The Clash. I’d like to try and achieve a double album that everyone says, ‘actually, I could do with it being three’. I’d have to get up early.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 22 October 2010 source ↗

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