That episode of Succession, probably because it reminded me of my dad.
Nick Levine, 50 Questions, AnOther, 10 May 2023 source ↗
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The death of my father in May 1995.
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For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.
I last shed a tear when my nephew, who is under 10, announced that he was learning the trombone. When I was about the same age and wanted to learn the trumpet, a music teacher said: “The trumpet isn’t for you. You’ve got too-thick lips.”
Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024.
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I like collecting rocks,” she smiles. “I’m obsessed with them. I don’t pick up any old rock; it has to have some kind of interest.
So yeah, that’s what I always come back to when I need to be inspired. Go outside. Go be with some art. Then go make some art.
I wanted to get into music, I was answering ads in the paper, crazy stuff, really. I met people in a band, [and] ended up going to Antwerp, Belgium.
Love is everything.
To my mum, for being such a tricky teenager.
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