JB
Everything in my head.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗
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Nothing, really. But without little sleeping pills, I’d go crazy.
All of the anxious thoughts that you are able to escape during the day that somehow know when you are lying down to relax.
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Wondering if I've turned the gas off.
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Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
I couldn’t do it. I realised recently that all the things that have gone wrong are just as important as all the things that went right.
My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
My dad, for providing for the family for 20 years – he was a wine merchant and recently retired.
My girlfriend. I am away a lot and, as much as she understands, I’d like to say sorry for not being there.
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