Fran Healy
Scottish musician
If I’m ever out of line, I’m very quick to apologise and try to make amends.
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I never said it out loud, but I had this “Why aren’t you like the other mums?” energy towards my mum. Now I am an adult, I am happy that she came here from Ghana and remained who she was, but for a long time I resented her.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
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Bernadine Evaristo
English author and academic
The people I never thanked for what they selflessly gave me in my career; when I was younger I just took it for granted.
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Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
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View profile →Run to the Sun by NERD. I’ve always loved that song. People always think that Pharrell [Williams] wrote it about a lover but it was about his grandmother, who passed away. My brother was a massive NERD fan – he got me into them and there’s something so pure and loving about that song. I want my funeral to be a joyous occasion, I want people to rave and to wear bright colours. But for the moment of reflection, I want that song.
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When I was 11 and we got Sky TV.
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