Katherine Parkinson
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Relief. (Not like that.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
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Comforting, solid, unconditional, a drug.
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Whole, full, lifted.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗
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Joy and frustration.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
Not yet being able to sing in a free Cuba.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
I’ve only done two and loved them both – one in the band, and the other as an interpreter in customs.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
1 March 1991, when I got back on the stage almost a year after a road accident in our tour bus. I felt like I had climbed Mount Everest. That was euphoric.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
A psychologist and then a diplomat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
A song I wrote years ago called Remember Me With Love.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
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