The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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How little money really changes things. It buys doctors but not health, clothes but not taste, makeup but not beauty. When I was young and didn’t have anything, I imagined money had more power.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗
Losing the 1992 general election.
That I grew old.
The closure of Talk magazine.
In elementary school: I opened my lunchbox and it was empty. I was devastated.
A death threat at Glastonbury festival in 1989. The police told me not to go on, but I said I had to because I was headlining. So I wore a bullet-proof vest. It seemed unlikely that I would be assassinated, but it was shocking and very stressful.
I would have tried to meet Lou Reed backstage. I went to see him for years, and never tried to meet him. Eventually we met at award shows and did become friends.
It feels like a yearning but also a kind of overwhelming glowing out.
Hormones – other than that, I sleep like a rock.
The most extravagant thing was a bottle of 1904 armagnac for $1,000. I spent $10,000 on a Martin guitar in the 90s. I also spent $100,000 on a Fairlight keyboard and I ended up giving it away. Oh well.
Ten more closets: I am a hoarder.
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