When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
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When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
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A Cessna Golden Eagle eight-seater aircraft. I flew it across the Atlantic both ways and did two US tours and two European tours in it. I finally sold it and got a job as an airline pilot in which I was paid to fly, rather than the other way round.
At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
A picture: Cocky Patriot by Gilbert and George.
I have quite a collection of ironic band T shirts.
A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
Procrastination.
Not fulfilling my potential.
I don’t have a sorry.
I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
Trust my instincts.
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