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My body of work and maybe the fact that I got famous young and I am still here and never ended up in a jail cell.
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Making songs that are more famous than me.
How much my son loves me, particularly considering I’ve had a huge career.
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I was the subject of a Celeb cartoon in Private Eye. I’ve a copy hanging in the downstairs toilet.
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Nothing is the same as the sense of pride and achievement I feel when I see my kids growing up and enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
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