Big Narstie
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It isn’t supposed to hurt, I know that.
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It feels like a yearning but also a kind of overwhelming glowing out.
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Greg James
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An impenetrable team.
Like I would die for them in a nanosecond.
Love is understanding, authenticity and being able to be exactly who you are with no editing – and it’s a gift.
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A death threat at Glastonbury festival in 1989. The police told me not to go on, but I said I had to because I was headlining. So I wore a bullet-proof vest. It seemed unlikely that I would be assassinated, but it was shocking and very stressful.
The most extravagant thing was a bottle of 1904 armagnac for $1,000. I spent $10,000 on a Martin guitar in the 90s. I also spent $100,000 on a Fairlight keyboard and I ended up giving it away. Oh well.
How little money really changes things. It buys doctors but not health, clothes but not taste, makeup but not beauty. When I was young and didn’t have anything, I imagined money had more power.
An astronaut, a writer, a dancer.
Ten more closets: I am a hoarder.
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