Robbie Williams
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Not having a 32-inch waist for most of my adult life.
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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At 16, I thought I’d be part of transforming the world into a socialist egalitarian arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve quite managed it.
Russell Howard
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Seeing Bob Dylan live.
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A man. I have always fought against being gender specific. I just don’t like being identified as female: I’m a person.
Everyone comes to me for advice, and I wish they didn’t. I negotiate fees for other artists, give advice on property, on food, on clothes, on pensions. I can be standing on a corner in another country and someone will approach me for help.
Staying sane in a career path that tries endlessly to unnerve you.
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