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Right now. The past has gone.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
My teenage years in the Runaways: I was still naive enough to think good things about the world and life and people, and I was having fun playing rock’n’roll around the world, living the dream.
Well, I’m happiest on Martha’s Vineyard, between July 1 and Labor Day, riding my tricycle with Larry Bobo every afternoon and fishing with Buddy Vanderhoop. But I was happiest from my childhood through high school in Piedmont, West Virginia; it was magical. I was sorry when it was time to go off to college.
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer
At home with my dogs, or on the boat going waterskiing on a beautiful day in Miami. And having a hit song that connects with people.
John Waters
American filmmaker
Chasing after fire engines as a child with my dad and watching neighbours' houses burn to the ground.
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