I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.
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None. I’m not ashamed. I’m dyslexic so I don’t read a lot of books.
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Ulysses by James Joyce, but I might make a start next week – or the week after that …
Because it’s in one of my songs, War and Peace.
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View profile →I worry a lot about how to juggle being a single parent and working – scheduling keeps me up at night!
On the way here, because I was late.
I’ve enjoyed every single job, including working at my dad’s chicken shop selling potato gems (fried potato circles) to the surfer dudes.
Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.
Forgetting the words to my own songs on stage. I’m a very good mumbler of my own songs. You’d be surprised how few people notice – if you smile and do it confidently, they’re none the wiser.
Finally nailing being on time.
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