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I’ve only done two and loved them both – one in the band, and the other as an interpreter in customs.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗
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I once had to dress up as [fast food chain] Supermac’s bunny during a St Patrick’s Day parade and shake people’s hands. Kids kept trying to take off my gloves and punching my bunny head. It was awful.
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At the BBC, in the old days, a piece of paper was sent to various households for them to report on what they’d watched that week. In my early 20s, I collated the data. It was deeply boring.
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Horrible gigs at the beginning, when no one’s interested.
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