Katharine Hamnett
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Threat of nuclear war, Iran/US situation, Syria, everything. I take sleeping pills.
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The fact that I’m a vampire.
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Coffee, which is why I’ve given it up.
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View profile →I guess lack of patience as well.
When Rufus first came out, it was all white guys and myself, but then the band changed and Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson and Andre Fischer came in. This guy booked us for a gig in Illinois, based on our original album cover, and when we got there he said that there were too many black people in the band. He actually put some white guys on the stage with us.
Peace and honesty.
I am not afraid.
That I have no patience.
A friend said, “If you remembered everything you did, you’d kill yourself.” He’s sort of crazy, but he’s probably right.
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