Julian Sands: How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Julian Sands said elsewhere, not written here

In the early 90s, in the Andes, caught in an atrocious storm above 20,000ft with three others. We were all in a very bad way. Some guys close to us perished; we were lucky.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2020 source ↗

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Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

In 2016, I fell off stage in Switzerland and broke my back in four places.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

Ram Dass Spiritual teacher and author

I was close to death, and I didn't rush into my spirit. I spent the time in the hospital just looking at the pipes on the ceiling. ... I failed because this was a trauma, a trauma, and I'm not reacting to it spiritually.

Recorded Ross Simonini, The Believer, issue 115, by Skype from Hawaii, 20 November 2017 source ↗

Carlos Acosta Cuban ballet dancer

In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗

Erin O'Connor English model