I’d like them to inherit my optimism.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
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I’d like them to inherit my optimism.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.
A sense of wonder.
The rest should go to music education, since that’s what made such a difference in my life. I created a charitable trust called the Independent Musicians Charitable
A sense of optimism.
I am spooked by water underground, water in drains and water in machinery. I am very frightened of mill wheels.
I was very sorry to stop at two children – I would have liked to have had a third – and I am very sorry to have got divorced.
An exciting idea. I usually write for an hour or so, and then I go to sleep.
I’m lazy domestically. I don’t do housework. My mother would have called me a slut.
Not for a long time.
A full-time driver/butler/chef.
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