Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
Like a cosy cloud of softness coupled with an orthopaedic mattress underneath.
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You suddenly get what people are talking about when they talk about being in love.
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Daryl McCormack
Irish actor
A sense of home.
Pure happiness.
Being accepted for who you are but also being encouraged to continue to grow.
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I don’t think I’ve ever been close to death but I am a nervous flyer, especially during turbulence, so there have been many times where I’ve felt that I was.
To have made a career in TV while being nervous by nature and incapable of doing a piece to camera.
The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
To everyone who has been out with me and had to deal with my lack of emotional maturity.
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