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Horrible gigs at the beginning, when no one’s interested.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2023 source ↗
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Victoria Derbyshire
British broadcaster
Working in a furniture factory in Warrington when I was 17. It was a summer job, and I had to cover the studs in the back of Chesterfield sofas with leather.
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A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
Rose Tremain
English writer
Working as the assistant to an agony aunt on a women’s magazine. When we didn’t get enough heartbreaking letters, we made them up.
Sheryl Crow
American singer-songwriter
I’ve been lucky. When I was a kid, I babysat and was a lifeguard, which I didn’t hate; and then I was a teacher, which I liked.
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I haven’t stopped crying since Glastonbury, because I’m on a massive comedown.
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