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If you had only one day left, how would you spend it — and what would you deliberately avoid?
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Ray Davies

Musician; lead vocalist and songwriter of the Kinks

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
I’ll have to write the greatest song I’ve ever written. You know, every day I get up, I live most days like they’re my last. I wake up with a kind of fear in my belly, with a feeling like, ‘This is it – go for it.’ So in many respects, it won’t be that much different from any other day. Knowing my luck, if I knew it was going to be my last day I’d make an elaborate arrangement. But something always goes wrong – like the gas boiler would explode. I’m not very good at making plans, so I live every day as if it’s my last. But I’d have to write a great song.

Clash, Swan Song, 28 May 2009 source ↗

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Andrew W.K. Singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
An extremely large amount of partying. Just the hardest partying anyone has ever done, ever. Going out in a blaze of burning party fireball glory. Beaming, streaming, and teaming waves of wonder and pleasure crashing over me in euphoric surges of glorious oblivion.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 28 August 2014 source ↗
Jamie Hince Guitarist, singer and songwriter; co-founder of The Kills
I’d have all my friends there, of course, with a whole load of guitars and drums and just making as much noise and causing as much trouble as we can. Lots of people sitting around, playing guitar, bottles of wine; lots of fun to be had.
Recorded Clash, Last Day On Earth, 28 October 2011 source ↗
Jean-Jacques Burnel Bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Stranglers
I would like to tie up all my loose ends – whatever they may be – and to wreak revenge on all of the people that I still need to wreak revenge on. It’s not very nice I know, but it’s my last day so I can do what I want! Revenge is a dish best served cold so it can sometimes take on a physical form, but I’ll see how the mood takes me..
Recorded Clash, Last Day On Earth, 15 March 2010 source ↗
Beth Ditto American singer
I would still be at home. I wouldn’t want to travel anywhere because the roads would be chaos.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 14 September 2012 source ↗

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