How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen said elsewhere, not written here
I was nearly hit by an enormous gold-fibreglass cherub in a shopping centre. It fell five storeys and smashed into a thousand pieces about 4ft away from me.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗

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Sandy Powell British costume designer
When I rode on the back of a motorbike from London to Rome with my eyes closed the entire way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗
Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

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