In the Pet Shop Boys song Being Boring they’ve a great line that says “I never dreamed that I would get to be the creature that I always meant to be”. And I feel I am, so that’s great.
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Giving DJ culture more respect.
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Building my mum her dream home.
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I ran 10k once. I’ve got a medal.
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View profile →Fifteen years ago, a bacteria went to my heart. For three days they didn’t know if I was going to live or not.
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As a nice person, I hope.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗
People worship music artists or actors but I have a lot of admiration for doctors, people who save lives.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗
I guess I would wake up, have breakfast with my children. Then I’d go to the studio and make the best record of my life, and then have a lot of sex! That sounds pretty balanced, I think!
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My girlfriend [Cuban model Jessica Ledon].
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I Gotta Feeling.
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