Farting in front of Colin Firth.
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One of the first TV appearances that our band made in America, on the Craig Ferguson show. I forgot the lyrics to Little Lion Man and then broke two strings.
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Adam Lambert
American singer
I don’t embarrass easily: I’m kinda shameless.
Appearing on US breakfast radio. I heard the DJ say that after the news we would hear from the author Lincoln Child. I had to choose between making a guy with a mixed-up PR release look like an idiot or pretending to be Lincoln. I pretended.
Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
The idiocy of going to Skye from New Zealand in April 2020. All of a sudden, I’m turning on the news and hearing myself as an item. I have never been more mortified.
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A spirit of generosity.
Rolling a quad bike.
Not having my injuries: shoulders, knees and ankles. I did a lot of contact sports as a kid.
Trying quite hard.
Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.
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