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What would you want written on your gravestone?Others on this question
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Donovan
Musician, songwriter and record producer
I know what I want to have, but I don't know if Linda would like it. I thought I'd have: 'He played between the notes.'
Mr Scruff
Record producer and DJ
Probably a bit of an explanation that's also a warning: "Enjoyed prawns, but didn't cook them thoroughly." The gravestone would be made of pink polystyrene and would be made in the shape of a seafood platter.
David Macklovitch
Musician and singer; one half of Chromeo
I'd have a quote from the French philosopher, Pascal. I know it in French so here's a loose translation of it in English: "When he gets arrogant you bring him down. When he gets down on himself you bring him up and you always contradict him until he understands that he is himself an incomprehensible monster." That isn't monster in the sense of the monsters in the 'Thriller' video though, it's a quote about the power of rhetoric and the ever-changing nature of man.
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Stranglers
'Shit, I missed that bend!'
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View profile →This is so heavy. If I’m never going to see my kids and husband again, it’s to let them know how giantly, massively and crazily I love them. Every ounce of me loves them so deeply, it makes me cry.
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