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When I had my first kid and when I had my first big success with I Gotta Feeling.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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In my 20s, touring small arts centres with my best mate, performing sketch comedy to a handful of people.
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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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When I was 16, I’d just won full scholarships to both the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, and felt like the world was my oyster.
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When I was 11 and we got Sky TV.
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