Roger Taylor: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Roger Taylor

English musician, songwriter, and record producer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not getting solo records playlisted on the BBC.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

Vanessa Redgrave British actress and activist

To lose my fourth baby.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

Realising that success wasn't going to keep me happy all my life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Not being a professional footballer.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2024 source ↗

Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2009 source ↗

It comes in flashes, so it feels fleeting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

When I first heard one of our records on the radio.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

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