Stress, love, people not understanding me, me not understanding people.
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If you have a nice drink before going to bed, you don’t stay awake at night. I like almost anything in a bottle.
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My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
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If I’ve spent money that I shouldn’t have or treated someone badly.
Thinking I’ve upset somebody.
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View profile →Aside from family life, which is the ultimate happiness, when I see or hear a great artist.
The years between 13 and 17, which I think are very formative, and the rather arid public school upbringing I had at Harrow.
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I cry all the time. I like crying: it means that you’re more truly aware of a circumstance or a person or an event.
Probably a suit. If you buy a good suit, it lasts beyond your lifetime.
To be able to play the piano like Artur Schnabel.
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