Michael Kiwanuka: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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Recorded Michael Kiwanuka said elsewhere, not written here

A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

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My beautiful silver Jaguar XKR soft-top.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist

My electric car: it’s a hybrid Cadillac.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

Cat Deeley English television presenter

Art. I recently bought a Sean Scully painting, I have a Damien Hirst, a Tracey Emin, a Polly Morgan snake and a couple of Jonathan Yeos.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

Being able to drive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

Nothing. Everything happens for a reason.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

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