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A $100,000 Mercedes.
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When I was 24 or 25, I bought a Warhol canvas. It was a lot of money to throw down on a little painting, but I’ve always loved art.
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I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
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My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
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