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My singing career.
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John Bishop
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When I didn't get selected for the county football team when I was 15.
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My friends dying: Alexander (McQueen), Isabella (Blow), a friend of cancer last year.
Kirsty Wark
Scottish journalist and television presenter
Not singing in a band.
Rhys Ifans
Welsh actor and musician
That things didn’t get better.
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To Mark Smith, a boy we bullied at primary school. I’ve always felt terrible about it.
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