kd lang: If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

The question

If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

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kd lang

Canadian musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I was working hard, I was going so fast that I didn’t absorb a lot.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

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Edward Fox British actor

The years between 13 and 17, which I think are very formative, and the rather arid public school upbringing I had at Harrow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗

Kim Wilde English pop singer

There are several boyfriends I wish our paths had not crossed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Laura Kenny English cyclist

I would have spent every single day with my sister before she left to live in New Zealand. At my wedding, it was the first time I had seen her in two and a half years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗

Jessica Hynes British actress and writer

I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗