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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
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I did say sorry to my mum, for being the way I was when I was a teenager. You become a parent and go, “Oh my God, this is what they were doing.”
A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
To my cousin P, who was one of my best mates growing up. We lost him when we were in our 20s and, before he passed away, I was so busy with this stupid thing called life and a brand new kid. He called me and said: “Bro, I’m not feeling right.” And I said: “Bro, you’ve never been feeling right.” And it always sits on my head that if me or somebody else had been paying more attention maybe things would have worked out different. He had extremely rare bowel cancer and died five weeks later at 27.
The person who had to empty the bin on that train to Oxford.
People who think they’re always right.
Haven’t done it yet.
Two ears. I am deaf in my right ear and I’ve just developed musical tinnitus – it’s not an interesting tune and you don’t choose it. I had three weeks of Hare Krishna night and day. Then it changed to Rod Stewart’s Sailing.
Loved you in Dallas.
Becoming deaf and blind, which is what happened to my father.
Actress, mother, grandmother.
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