Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Paying my rent and being able to support my family from making music.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗
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My children obviously, but also my work.
Football player of the year 4th XI 2002.
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Finding something that I love doing and getting paid for it.
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We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
I don’t know. I prefer it that way.
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