The question
Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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I’ve been doing pilates for 25 years and I swear by it. I decided to kit out a room with pilates equipment – and I think it’s the most expensive thing I’ve invested in.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗
A caravan. I was brought up going on caravan holidays – but we quickly realised that a double-axle caravan was too much of a commitment and sold it.
I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
A saxophone for £8,000.
A ring for my wife.
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
To stay in the moment and live each day to the maximum. You never know when it’s going to be taken away.
A travel agent, so I could see the world.
Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.
“You sing like a goat.” When I did my French album [Voila], this French woman – a supposed friend – said to my face: “It’s fantastic but, how come you sound like a chèvre?” It was like someone had hit me in the stomach.
I wouldn’t take back the drugs, but there are a few boyfriends that I’d edit out of my life.
Shane MacGowan, Meghan Trainor, Emeli Sandé, Ronnie Wood, Suzanne Vega, Jason Derulo
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