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The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗
I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.
Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.
An electric-yellow mohair rug.
I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.
My kids, global boiling, everything.
Madonna, she is a trailblazer. She changed the face of pop music for women. She did so much for the Aids movement, encouraging people to vote and the voices of LGBTQIA+ people. Fashion icon, music icon – she deserves all the credit.
Do not take life too seriously, this is all a sham.
I don’t get embarrassed.
I’ve heard it all: too fat, too short, no talent. Those are the things that cut me deep when I was younger, but now they drive me.
Loyal, funny, driven.
Bruce Dickinson, Arlene Phillips, Ben Okri, Adeel Akhtar, Charlie Higson, Alex Lawther
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