To my mother for disappointing her. Mummy wanted me to be a different sort of person from who I am, but one can’t change oneself.
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Everyone I ever met in 2007, because I was definitely about two hours late.
To my dad for not making it back to Birmingham to see him while I was in London doing The Streets.
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Cortez The Killer, by Neil Young.
A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.
Having a massage every week.
In kindergarten, riding my bike and making objects out of clay.
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