Sandy Powell
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A daily massage.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗
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A cure for arthritis.
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Karamo Brown
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If we went back to house phones and were a bit more disconnected.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
Ten more closets: I am a hoarder.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗
Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
Less admin, emails, phone calls; more space to think, read and sleep.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
I think I over-apologise as it is.
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A botanist or a florist.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
I interrupt too much.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2008 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 ↗
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 ↗
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