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How close have you come to dying?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Marc Almond English singer
The motorcycle crash, but also when a neon sign fell on my head in Soho in the 90s.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
Tom Burke
A running accident when I was 14 or 15. I fainted but I was a bit of a jester and they thought I was taking the piss, so I was left for a bit. I woke up in hospital.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
Martin Sheen American actor
Making Apocalypse Now. I had a close call with a heart ailment due to anxiety, fear and physical abuse: I was not taking care of myself.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗
Joss Stone English singer, songwriter, and actress
Maybe the night we drove a Hummer in Kabul and went to a cafe that Osama bin Laden supposedly used to frequent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗

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