Ronnie Wood
English rock musician
An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
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Prime minister and brain surgeon.
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I think I did always want to change the world from the time I was six. And I guess that was part of both the positive and the pressure.
A comedian or the guy who drives the little truck around airports that takes old ladies to their gate.
Steve Pemberton
British actor and comedian
What I am now, but with a better singing voice.
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I am rarely disappointed. I try to make the best of things.
With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.
Being completely still.
Maybe I’m Amazed, by Paul McCartney.
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