A Tesla for my former husband. He didn’t deserve it.
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An Andy Warhol Polaroid of Debbie Harry.
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My microphone cost me six grand.
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A poster for The Godfather, my favourite film, signed by Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and everyone. I got drunk at a children’s charity auction and started buying everything!
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A wedding ring.
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When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
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A more even mood.
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