The question
Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?Originally asked
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I’ve never read any Salman Rushdie.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗
Because it’s in one of my songs, War and Peace.
I’m not really ashamed, but I haven’t read Lord of the Rings.
The Great Gatsby.
Probably all of them because I am not big into English literature. I read a lot of self-improvement books.
Speaking negatively to myself.
When I concentrate, I put my thumb in my mouth. I once did it during a really important meeting when asked a question I didn’t know the answer to. When I left the meeting my friend said: “What did you put your thumb in your mouth for?” I didn’t know I’d done it.
When I was in my 20s, I had an uncle who took his own life. I would like a second chance to say: “Hang in there.” My parents were living abroad, and me and my sister were just too young to notice the flags.
I would become fitter younger. Because I would have been hotter younger!
A sushi chef in my kitchen.
Enthusiastic, resilient, empathetic.
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