Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
Glenn Miller's A String Of Pearls.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗
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The psalm would be the 23rd. I’ll have to think about the song.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
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Jacob Collier
Musician and arranger
At the end of every show, I always blast September by Earth, Wind & Fire at full volume as people leave. It is the best song in the world and has a sense of total positivity, community, friendship, physicality and memorability. It feels like an extraordinary human experience, a sense of joy and celebration that we are lucky to be here at all. It reminds me why I am alive, and I’d like to give people that. The ultimate end to my big gig on earth!
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 30 November 2025 source ↗
Adwoa Aboah
British fashion model
The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 June 2021 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
Dozens of women – I think you’ll figure out why.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
He gave people laughter.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
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