Roger Taylor: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Roger Taylor

English musician, songwriter, and record producer

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Not getting solo records playlisted on the BBC.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

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Marilyn Manson American musician

My last three relationships.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2009 source ↗

Jason Donovan

I got seduced by being a pop star, and why wouldn’t I? I think I could have made a few more career moves with films. But I was nervous. How do you move forward as an actor creatively if you are just appealing to teenage girls?

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Jay McInerney American writer

That my critics remain healthy, despite violent attacks of spleen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2009 source ↗

Kiell Smith-Bynoe

Realising what adulthood is after waiting so long to get here.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

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It comes in flashes, so it feels fleeting.

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When I first heard one of our records on the radio.

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