I couldn’t do it. I realised recently that all the things that have gone wrong are just as important as all the things that went right.
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View all 207 →I wouldn’t change anything. When I was 29, my first husband died, so I learned a new way of thinking about life, which is: there are many things that you can’t control.
To be born independently wealthy.
Several haircuts and my belly-button piercing.
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View profile →Being able to drive.
If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.
A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.
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