How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Emily Mortimer said elsewhere, not written here
Giving birth is much more treacherous than people let on.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗

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Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗
Laurence Fox English actor and activist
A motorbike crash. I broke my shoulder and ribs and was so scared I didn’t ride for two years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗
Emeli Sandé British singer
On a camping holiday in Scotland when I was nine: I was in an inflatable dinghy that drifted out to sea. A lifeboat had to come.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗

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