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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2012 source ↗
In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”
Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.
When I'm in love.
At home with my dogs, or on the boat going waterskiing on a beautiful day in Miami. And having a hit song that connects with people.
Nelson Mandela. The epitome of courage and intelligence.
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