Persevering with a career that was predicted to last six months and still being here four decades later.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Tricking my dad into doing naked yoga.
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Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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I was the subject of a Celeb cartoon in Private Eye. I’ve a copy hanging in the downstairs toilet.
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The fact that I am still making music.
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All of my hairstyles from the age of 16 to 25.
It’s also one of the best jobs I’ve done, but two hours in, when everyone’s pissed and ignoring you, hosting the Brit awards can be a tough gig.
Turning into my father.
I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.
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