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My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
I feel I have made amends, so I don’t feel that anyone is owed an apology but, if they read this and they think they are, do drop me a line.
I would very, very much like to say sorry to my mother, for all the times I told her I hadn’t got the time to talk.
I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.
Having no way of earning money.
I am consistently disappointed in the music industry. Every time someone says that I’m underrated, that feels extremely disappointing because I’ve done my end of the bargain.
I’d like all my effort noticed.
High self-esteem.
I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.
I was recently made to feel that it’s my mental health that’s the problem and not the system.
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