Peter Gabriel
English musician
A 48-hour day and the wisdom not to fill it.
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A driving licence.
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James Blunt
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If my children could change their own nappies.
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A single-malt whisky.
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If it took less than 14 hours to fly to New Zealand, that would be great. A super-duper-fast plane would be cool.
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An astronaut. I still do.
A Chanel dress. I bought it with my first proper paycheck and it was ridiculously expensive. It is also hideous.
Relief. (Not like that.)
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I went to a state school, so had to learn ancient Greek from scratch at Oxford.
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