Shaun Ryder
English singer
One Nation Under a Groove, by Funkadelic.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 August 2017 source ↗
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Something triumphant, I couldn’t tell you what but something vibrant and joyous.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
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Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
Paprika Plains by Joni Mitchell.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗
Mike Skinner
English rapper
I'd like to write my funeral song.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗
Sandi Toksvig
Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
How about The Hokey Cokey? That’s always fun, especially if they’re carrying the coffin.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗
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View profile →As you go through life, you discover so many forms of love – passionate, compassionate, familial, friendship. Love is hard to describe but it’s wonderful.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
In London. When Blake [Edwards, her husband since 1969] made me laugh so much I wept. Blake says I slept with a smile.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2008 source ↗
I think I over-apologise as it is.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
A botanist or a florist.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
A cure for arthritis.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
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