Craig David
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I was caught by a wave while swimming at night with friends in Southampton. That shook me.
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When I was an idiot high school student, as opposed to being an idiot adult, I used to drive very fast.
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The motorcycle crash, but also when a neon sign fell on my head in Soho in the 90s.
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I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
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At each of my theatre premieres.
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I don’t think so! You can’t really know that until the moment of your death, at which point you will probably not be afraid because you won’t be there. I have a very old friend who called me last year to say, “Okay I am done. I am not fighting this anymore. I am checking out. I am calling to say goodbye because I am not really conscious most of the time. I am cutting off the pain killers.” He seemed okay. That was not the moment of his death, but it was within two or three days.
Watching seeds grow in the greenhouse. Drawing or reading or cooking.
I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
That they’re kind, trustworthy, smart, and can hear and communicate and aren’t afraid to do so.
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