Bruce Dickinson
English heavy metal singer
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I stopped drinking 18 or 19 years ago, and in an argument someone who will remain nameless said: “Oh just go and have a drink.” It was nasty.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
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Apathy, either from an audience, the people around me or myself.
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