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I always wanted to be a rapper.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2020 source ↗
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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I wanted to play for Tottenham.
Shirley Manson
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A ballerina. I remain rather disappointed that I became a rock star instead.
Isabelle Huppert
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I dreamed of being an artistic skater. And a nursery nurse.
Engelbert Humperdinck
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A saxophonist, but destiny chose another path for me, and I’m glad it happened that way.
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To be in a position to empower my entire family with generational wealth.
When I was young and carefree, before I realised what the obstacles were that we face as black people. I was raised in a beautiful home with incredible parents. They allowed me to enjoy what it was to be a child.
To my father, for the time that was lost when we weren’t getting along. We were able to reconcile a few months before he passed away five years ago.
I bought myself a diamond pinky ring for two million dollars.
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