When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
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When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
A nice long rest.
You have to go to the end of the line.
Our friends are sad and miss us for a bit but, hopefully, they find other people at the party.
Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.
My childhood. I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket.
I talk too much.
My first wife – we were too young.
Standing outside a pub in Acton on a freezing February day in a threadbare overcoat doing market research.
My beautiful silver Jaguar XKR soft-top.
As a man who tried his best to entertain.
Midge Ure, Johannes Radebe, Sarah Perry, Neil Gaiman, Ben Okri, Albert Hammond Jr.
Search the directory for somebody in particular.