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What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Jennifer Egan Novelist, short story writer
That Al Gore was denied the American presidency in 2000.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2011 source ↗
James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist
My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗
John Bishop English comedian and actor
When I didn't get selected for the county football team when I was 15.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

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I do, but I never force it out of myself. I’m kind of trying to explore writing as a practice, so you know, I journal every day, I try and do kind of something for the art every day whether that’s reading or watching film or practicing guitar… It kind of ebbs and flows, but I do try and do something creative every day. When it comes to writing poetry or songs, I really have to have an idea or have that desire to get something down. I feel like the best art comes from a sense of necessity and urgency, like I can’t help but talk about this. I can only be in that creative space when I really want to and when internally it feels right.
Recorded The Talks, published interview, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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