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I’m happy: I have a wonderful career and great friends.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I am performing, and when my kids make musical mayhem.
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Camping in the bushveld with my man.
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I am relieved to say that I find it hard to answer such a question, because if I could it would suggest that my life has become dreary and empty.
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Walking in the rainforest with my mother, back in Nicaragua. She loved it, and inspired me to devote much of my life to protecting the environment.
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