Marc Almond
English singer
Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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Still being married to Annabel.
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I was very proud of doing Falstaff, because it seemed to go well.
Building my mum her dream home.
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When my bowels move freely and without complications.
Boothby Graffoe calling up to pester me into promoting his new album, available on Amazon and iTunes.
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