The question
Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
An electric car.
My hybrid car. Not glamorous, not fast, but indispensable.
When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.
A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.
In London. When Blake [Edwards, her husband since 1969] made me laugh so much I wept. Blake says I slept with a smile.
A botanist or a florist.
Losing my singing voice. I had to have an operation and unfortunately it was not successful. I’ve not been able to sing since.
As you go through life, you discover so many forms of love – passionate, compassionate, familial, friendship. Love is hard to describe but it’s wonderful.
A cure for arthritis.
I think I over-apologise as it is.
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