Kate Nash
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That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
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Corbyn losing the 2019 election.
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Laurence Fox
English actor and activist
Not being Bond.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗
Matthew Modine
American actor
My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗
Mo Gilligan
British comedian
Not investing in bitcoin.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 November 2021 source ↗
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View profile →Feel Like Going Home by Charlie Rich.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗
In 2016, I fell off stage in Switzerland and broke my back in four places.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗
When Maradona died, I cried for three days.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗
Standing on stage in between Robert Young and Andrew Innes, blasting away.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗
I have a nice life but if everybody else had a better quality of life, too, Britain would be a nicer place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗
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