Viv Albertine
Australian-born British musician and writer
I am going straight to cremation like David Bowie, so there would be no funeral.
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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A Day In The Life by the Beatles.
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Lesley Sharp
British actress
Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton.
Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
Glenn Miller's A String Of Pearls.
Tom Kerridge
Chef and restaurateur
Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. I’m a big sports fan and Italia 90 was such a massive part of my life when I’d just turned 17. That tune just builds and builds. I can imagine a massive coffin disappearing down while he’s singing. What better way to go?
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Alan Bennett, because he has been such a huge influence on me.
Sherlock being such a worldwide phenomenon.
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