Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
Something by Leonard Cohen, I haven’t figured out which song yet.
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
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Sananda Maitreya
Singer and songwriter
As a native-derived person, we don’t believe in death. Death is a western, fear-based concept. We believe that an eternal spirit is housed into a temporary vehicle, and when that vehicle no longer becomes tenable to inhabit, we just move on. If I had to play music, I’d insist on Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
Gary Barlow
British singer
The cancan. It’s celebratory and it would demonstrate the ridiculousness of this life.
Lena Headey
British actress
Right now, Get Lucky. I'm sure this will change.
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Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
With a blue plaque.
The UK voting for us to stay in Europe on 23 June.
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.
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