How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Harry Redknapp said elsewhere, not written here
A car accident in Italy in 1990. Four people got killed. I was lucky, I got thrown out.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗

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Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗
Tess Daly English television presenter
On a motorway three years ago. An HGV hadn’t seen me and pulled out. My father-in-law’s a truck driver and he said black cars are not very visible. I don’t drive them any more.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗
Maggie O'Farrell Irish-British novelist
How long have you got? I have written a memoir and the subtitle is Seventeen Brushes with Death.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2023 source ↗
Terry O'Neill British photographer
I was invited to Sharon Tate’s house the night she was murdered. I declined the invite due to jetlag.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2017 source ↗

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