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I am always happiest when I am making my art.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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I hope the happiest moment is still ahead of me.
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On stage, interviewing one of my heroes, Paul McCartney, at the Royal Festival Hall last November.
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Christmas Eve: shops closed, family all together!
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Right now. I live in the present.
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