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James Yorkston

Folk musician, singer-songwriter and author

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If the rain held off, I’d walk down to Lough Ine, stopping at the shrine to say a few words to Herself and rile a few fairies. I’d take a sloop out, do a few perimeters and have a chat with Labhrai Loinsigh. I’d maybe walk up furry mountain and take in the view.

Clash, Swan Song, 29 January 2009 source ↗

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Torbjørn Brundtland Musician; one half of Röyksopp
I can see myself making this grand plan of finding everyone and telling them all how much I love them. However, instead I find myself in bed at 3pm and I’ve slept for half the day. I would probably make grand plans and then just oversleep. So I think it could go two ways. I could try and be generous and get together with the people that I’m close to and tell them all how much they mean to me. But at the same time that’s also really egocentric as I’m about to die and therefore the more I make them love me, the more pain they’ll be in. So I think I’ll skip that just because I’m selfless. So I’d go to my enemies and tell them how much I hate them all. I could be as rude to them as I want as I know that I’m going to have the last word anyway. But my enemy list isn’t that long and I wouldn’t be that cruel, just the odd harsh word and kick in the ass.
Recorded Clash, Last Day On Earth, 6 November 2009 source ↗
Cate Blanchett Actor and producer
I guess dancing up a storm in the living room with my husband and children, and the farmer from across the way. Man, that farmer can dance.
Recorded Catherine Shoard, Don't Look Up press questionnaire, The Guardian, 9 December 2021 source ↗
Donovan Musician, songwriter and record producer
I’d need instant satellite communication on my website and a camera. The achievement now would be to channel the last songs before I drop the body. If I was healthy and not ill I would like to spend the hours composing on camera online with as many people that wanted to experience the last day of song writing.
Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 27 May 2011 source ↗
Cory Taylor Novelist and screenwriter
I move from my bed in my bedroom, to my sofa here in the living room, and basically I stay here and I'm fed delectables all day and that's about it.
Recorded Richard Fidler, ABC Radio National, bedside interview at her home in Brisbane, 6 July 2016 source ↗

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