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Everyone I ever met in 2007, because I was definitely about two hours late.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
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Christopher Eccleston
English actor
To my children, because their mum and dad’s relationship failed, and I know that has caused them great sadness.
Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
To a girl we were mean to in first grade.
Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
To people who I’ve made a really quick joke about on stage and hurt.
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I had heart surgery when I was 17. The other time was when I fell off my piano. My head was an inch away from a metal step.
My mum, because she’s been a nurse for over 40 years. She works in a hospice, and there’s no bullshit with her.
Surviving the music industry. I think it’s been responsible for killing a lot of musicians. Lots of us have mental health issues, and drink and drug problems, and the industry doesn’t really care.
That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
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