JD
When my son Jason King Derulo was born.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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George Saunders
Short-story writer and novelist
Pittsford, New York, writing my first book when our kids were small, riding my bike to work because we only had one car…that feeling of being needed and loved and vitally involved in something artistic that I didn’t fully understand, everything still lying ahead of us.
Patti Smith
Musician, poet and photographer
Tramping through the woods in South Jersey in 1957 with my dog Bambi.
Kelsey Grammer
American actor
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
Adrian Edmondson
English actor, comedian, musician and writer
My granddaughter is only one, but she gives the best hugs. That’s when I’m happiest at the moment.
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The studio. I work late.
As one of the greatest entertainers.
The need to put other people down.
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